Table 3.
Outcomes and experiences of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment support
| All participantsa (n = 202) | Mife + Miso regimen (n = 107) | Miso only regimen (n = 94) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did you experience any bleeding?b | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Yes | 196 | 97.0 | 105 | 98.1 | 90 | 95.7 |
| No | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Missing | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Did you experience any cramping/contractions?b | ||||||
| Yes | 192 | 95.0 | 99 | 92.5 | 92 | 97.9 |
| No | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Missing | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Abortion outcome | ||||||
| Complete abortion | 192 | 95.1 | 103 | 96.3 | 88 | 93.6 |
| Complete abortion and no surgical intervention | 189 | 93.6 | 101 | 94.4 | 87 | 92.6 |
| Unsure if abortion was completec | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | 5.3 |
| Incomplete abortiond | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| If complete, how did you know? (select all) | n = 192 | n = 103 | n = 88 | |||
| Saw products of conception | 91 | 47.4 | 57 | 55.3 | 34 | 38.6 |
| Negative pregnancy test | 36 | 18.8 | 9 | 8.7 | 27 | 30.7 |
| Pregnancy symptoms ended | 97 | 50.5 | 47 | 45.6 | 50 | 56.8 |
| Ultrasound confirmed completion | 33 | 17.2 | 10 | 9.7 | 23 | 26.1 |
| Clinician told me | 8 | 4.2 | 8 | 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Accompanier/counselor told me | 30 | 15.6 | 30 | 29.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Data from 202 participants who took the medications; medication regimen is missing for one participant
aThis column presents results from Mife + Miso users, Miso-only users, and one additional participant who did not specify medication regimen
bReported at one-week follow-up
cThe most common reason given for being “not sure” that an abortion was complete was because the participant had not yet taken a pregnancy test to confirm completion, despite having felt the products of conception expel
dOne participant who said their abortion was not complete was still bleeding at the last follow-up