Physicians’ and non-physicians’ views about provision of medical abortion by nurses and AYUSH physicians in Maharashtra and Bihar, India
There is only limited evidence on whether
certified and uncertified health care providers in India support reforming
the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to expand the abortion
provider base to allow trained nurses and AYUSH physicians (who are
trained in Indian systems of medicine) to provide medical abortion. To
explore their views, we conducted a survey of 1,200 physicians and other
health care providers in Maharashtra and Bihar states and in-depth
interviews with 34 of them who had used medical abortion in their
practices.
Source: Reproductive Health Matters - Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rajib Acharya, Shveta Kalyanwala Tags: FEATURE Source Type: research
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