Search Results - "Caitlin Gerdts"

Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model by Ganatra, Bela, Gerdts, Caitlin, Rossier, Clémentine, Johnson, Brooke Ronald, Tunçalp, Özge, Assifi, Anisa, Sedgh, Gilda, Singh, Susheela, Bankole, Akinrinola, Popinchalk, Anna, Bearak, Jonathan, Kang, Zhenning, Alkema, Leontine

“…Global estimates of unsafe abortions have been produced for 1995, 2003, and 2008. However, reconceptualisation of the framework and methods for estimating…”
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Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends by Sedgh, Gilda, Dr, Bearak, Jonathan, PhD, Singh, Susheela, PhD, Bankole, Akinrinola, PhD, Popinchalk, Anna, MPH, Ganatra, Bela, MD, Rossier, Clémentine, PhD, Gerdts, Caitlin, PhD, Tunçalp, Özge, MD, Johnson, Brooke Ronald, PhD, Johnston, Heidi Bart, PhD, Alkema, Leontine, PhD

“…Summary Background Information about the incidence of induced abortion is needed to motivate and inform efforts to help women avoid unintended pregnancies and…”
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"…Society is, at the end of the day, still going to stigmatize you no matter which way": A qualitative study of the impact of stigma on social support during unintended pregnancy in early adulthood by Moseson, Heidi, Mahanaimy, Moria, Dehlendorf, Christine, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Unintended pregnancy in adolescence and early adulthood is stigmatized in the United States because it deviates from social norms that consider young people's…”
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Experiences of women who travel for abortion: A mixed methods systematic review by Barr-Walker, Jill, Jayaweera, Ruvani T, Ramirez, Ana Maria, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…To systematically review the literature on women's experiences traveling for abortion and assess how this concept has been explored and operationalized, with a…”
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Inter-departmental abortion travels in metropolitan France: A mixed-methods analysis of women’s experiences, access, and barriers to abortion care by Laura Rahm, Silvia De Zordo, Joanna Mishtal, Camille L. Garnsey, Caitlin Gerdts

“…In Europe, there is a dearth of studies on abortion-related mobilities within countries where abortion is legal. In France, 18% of women seek abortion care…”
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"It just seemed like a perfect storm": A multi-methods feasibility study on the use of Facebook, Google Ads, and Reddit to collect data on abortion-seeking experiences from people who considered but did not obtain abortion care in the United States by Moseson, Heidi, Seymour, Jane W, Zuniga, Carmela, Wollum, Alexandra, Katz, Anna, Thompson, Terri-Ann, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Most studies of abortion access have recruited participants from abortion clinics, thereby missing people for whom barriers to care were insurmountable…”
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Inter-departmental abortion travels in metropolitan France: A mixed-methods analysis of women’s experiences, access, and barriers to abortion care by Rahm, Laura, De Zordo, Silvia, Mishtal, Joanna, Garnsey, Camille L, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…In Europe, there is a dearth of studies on abortion-related mobilities within countries where abortion is legal. In France, 18% of women seek abortion care…”
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Side Effects, Physical Health Consequences, and Mortality Associated with Abortion and Birth after an Unwanted Pregnancy by Gerdts, Caitlin, PhD, MHS, Dobkin, Loren, MPH, MS, FNP, RN, Foster, Diana Greene, PhD, Schwarz, Eleanor Bimla, MD

“…Abstract Introduction The safety of abortion in the United States has been documented extensively. In the context of unwanted pregnancy, however, there are few…”
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Understanding abortion seeking care outside of formal health care settings in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study by Harries, Jane, Daskilewicz, Kristen, Bessenaar, Tshegofatso, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Abstract Background Although abortion was legalized in South Africa in 1996, barriers to safe, legal abortion services remain, and women continue to seek…”
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Reducing underreporting of abortion in surveys: Results from two test applications of the list experiment method in Malawi and Senegal by Moseson, Heidi, Jayaweera, Ruvani, Huber-Krum, Sarah, Garver, Sarah, Norris, Alison, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Accurately measuring abortion incidence poses many challenges. The list experiment is a method designed to increase the reporting of sensitive or stigmatized…”
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Effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment support in Argentina and Nigeria (SAFE): a prospective, observational cohort study and non-inferiority analysis with historical controls by Moseson, Heidi, Jayaweera, Ruvani, Egwuatu, Ijeoma, Grosso, Belén, Kristianingrum, Ika Ayu, Nmezi, Sybil, Zurbriggen, Ruth, Motana, Relebohile, Bercu, Chiara, Carbone, Sofía, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Clinical trials have established the high effectiveness and safety of medication abortion in clinical settings. However, barriers to clinical abortion care…”
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Measuring unsafe abortion-related mortality: a systematic review of the existing methods by Gerdts, Caitlin, Vohra, Divya, Ahern, Jennifer

“…The WHO estimates that 13% of maternal mortality is due to unsafe abortion, but challenges with measurement and data quality persist. To our knowledge, no…”
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Women's experiences with unplanned pregnancy and abortion in Kenya: A qualitative study by Jayaweera, Ruvani T, Ngui, Felistah Mbithe, Hall, Kelli Stidham, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Safe and legal abortions are rarely practiced in the public health sector in Kenya, and rates of maternal mortality and morbidity from unsafe abortion is high…”
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Understanding the Abortion Experiences of Young People to Inform Quality Care in Argentina, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Nigeria by Jacobson, Laura E., Ramirez, Ana Maria, Bercu, Chiara, Katz, Anna, Gerdts, Caitlin, Baum, Sarah E.

“…Young people face social and structural barriers when accessing abortions. High-quality, sexual and reproductive healthcare is needed; however, literature on…”
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Self-managed medication abortion outcomes: results from a prospective pilot study by Moseson, Heidi, Jayaweera, Ruvani, Raifman, Sarah, Keefe-Oates, Brianna, Filippa, Sofia, Motana, Relebohile, Egwuatu, Ijeoma, Grosso, Belen, Kristianingrum, Ika, Nmezi, Sybil, Zurbriggen, Ruth, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a prospective study to measure self-managed medication abortion outcomes, and to collect…”
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'This Is Real Misery': Experiences of Women Denied Legal Abortion in Tunisia by Hajri, Selma, Raifman, Sarah, Gerdts, Caitlin, Baum, Sarah, Foster, Diana Greene

“…Barriers to accessing legal abortion services in Tunisia are increasing, despite a liberal abortion law, and women are often denied wanted legal abortion…”
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Barriers and delays in access to abortion care: a cross-sectional study of people traveling to obtain care in England and the Netherlands from European countries where abortion is legal on broad grounds by Wollum, Alexandra, De Zordo, Silvia, Zanini, Giulia, Mishtal, Joanna, Garnsey, Camille, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…This study characterized the extent to which (1) financial barriers and (2) abortion care-seeking within a person's country of residence were associated with…”
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Poverty, Gender Inequities, and Women's Risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS by Krishnan, Suneeta, Dunbar, Megan S., Minnis, Alexandra M., Medlin, Carol A., Gerdts, Caitlin E., Padian, Nancy S.

“…Entrenched economic and gender inequities together are driving a globally expanding, increasingly female, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS epidemic. To…”
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Cross-country abortion travel to England and Wales: results from a cross-sectional survey exploring people’s experiences crossing borders to obtain care by Garnsey, Camille, Zanini, Giulia, De Zordo, Silvia, Mishtal, Joanna, Wollum, Alexandra, Gerdts, Caitlin

“…Abstract Background The laws governing abortion access vary across Europe. Even in countries with relatively liberal laws, numerous barriers to abortion access…”
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Women's experiences seeking informal sector abortion services in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study by Gerdts, Caitlin, Raifman, Sarah, Daskilewicz, Kristen, Momberg, Mariette, Roberts, Sarah, Harries, Jane

“…In settings where abortion is legally restricted, or permitted but not widely accessible, women face significant barriers to abortion access, sometimes leading…”
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