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. 2021 Feb 18;16(2):e0246238. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246238

Table 1. PICOTS criteria used in the scoping review.

PICOTS Micro-level Meso-level Macro-level
Populations Girls and women who obtained abortions or post-abortion care and members of their households Communities and health systems in which girls and women obtain abortions or post-abortion care Societies and nation states in which girls and women obtain abortions or post-abortion care
Interventions Induced abortion (safe/unsafe), post-abortion care, and/or abortion policies
Control None
Outcomes Quantitative or qualitative data on:
  • economic costs of abortion care or abortion policies

  • economic impacts of abortion care or abortion policies

  • economic benefits of abortion care or abortion policies

  • economic value of abortion care or abortion policies

Timeframe 1 September 1994 to 15 January 2019