Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #115892

Nahla, A. Tawab, DrPh¹, Ton Van der Velden, MD, MPH², and Hala Youssef, PhD¹. (1) Frontiers in Reproductive Health project, Population Council, Giza-Egypt 12211 P.O Box 115 Dokki, Cairo, Egypt, (2) TAHSEEN/CATALYST, 53 Manial, 4th Floor, Cairo, 11451, Egypt, (20)2-532-5065, tvandervelden@tahseen.org

Abortion (spontaneous or induced) constitutes a public health problem in Egypt. One in five admissions to all Ob/Gyn wards is for treatment of abortion complications. Effective linkage between postabortion care services and family planning (FP) is essential to reducing the incidence of repeat unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. The present study assesses feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of providing family planning (FP) counseling to postabortion patients before discharge from the hospital. The study is conducted in six Egyptian MOHP hospitals, where postabortion patients will receive improved medical care, FP counseling, along with an FP brochure. Patients who are interested will be referred to a clinic nearest to their residence to receive a FP method. Interviews will be conducted with physicians and nurses who work on the Ob/Gyn ward to assess feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. Moreover, a sample of 215 uncomplicated postabortion patients with < 12 weeks gestation will be interviewed before discharge from the hospital to solicit their views about the intervention and four weeks later to measure contraceptive use. Results of the study are expected in August 2005. The study is a collaborative activity between the Population Council FRONTIERS Program and TAHSEEN / Catalyst Project

Learning Objectives:

• Participants attending this session will be able to recognize the most effective method of providing FP care in PAC and create opportunities for FP counseling in clinical PAC service provision.

Keywords: Post-Abortion Care, Family Planning

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.