Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals
© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Globally, women face many barriers in the attainment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Since 2002, the legalisation of abortion in Nepal has seen significant progress in the expansion of safe abortion and family planning services. Methods: This qu...
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| author | Rogers, Claire Sapkota, S. Tako, A. Dantas, Jaya |
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| description | © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Globally, women face many barriers in the attainment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Since 2002, the legalisation of abortion in Nepal has seen significant progress in the expansion of safe abortion and family planning services. Methods: This qualitative, exploratory study was conducted in 2014 and uses nine in-depth, open-ended interviews with a cross-section of SRHR professionals, to explore their perspectives on abortion in Nepal. The study was underpinned by the Assets Focused Rapid Participatory Appraisal (AFRPA) research methodology and used the health information pyramid conceptual framework. Results: Thematic content analysis revealed emerging themes relating to barriers to access and uptake of skilled safe abortion services and post-abortion family planning. Findings also emphasised current practical and legal components relating to the provision of medical abortion through pharmacies and highlighted issues of sex-selective abortion within the predominantly patriarchal society. Conclusion: Effective and ongoing sector-wide monitoring and evaluation of safe abortion services and their staff is essential for women in Nepal to have adequate access to effective and efficient safe abortion services, access to contraception and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information post-abortion and to ensure adherence to current Safe Abortion Policy. It is critical that the unsafe (less and least safe) provision of medical abortion through pharmacies and sex-selective abortion continues to be investigated and that innovative strategies are formulated to ensure the cultural, reproductive and sexual health and rights of Nepali women are realised. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-754932019-05-13T01:22:06Z Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals Rogers, Claire Sapkota, S. Tako, A. Dantas, Jaya Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Obstetrics & Gynecology Abortion Contraception Family planning Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) Nepal MEDICAL ABORTION QUALITATIVE RESEARCH EXPANDING ACCESS PHARMACY WORKERS DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES UNSAFE ABORTION MISOPROSTOL WOMEN CONTRACEPTION POSTABORTION © 2019 The Author(s). Background: Globally, women face many barriers in the attainment of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Since 2002, the legalisation of abortion in Nepal has seen significant progress in the expansion of safe abortion and family planning services. Methods: This qualitative, exploratory study was conducted in 2014 and uses nine in-depth, open-ended interviews with a cross-section of SRHR professionals, to explore their perspectives on abortion in Nepal. The study was underpinned by the Assets Focused Rapid Participatory Appraisal (AFRPA) research methodology and used the health information pyramid conceptual framework. Results: Thematic content analysis revealed emerging themes relating to barriers to access and uptake of skilled safe abortion services and post-abortion family planning. Findings also emphasised current practical and legal components relating to the provision of medical abortion through pharmacies and highlighted issues of sex-selective abortion within the predominantly patriarchal society. Conclusion: Effective and ongoing sector-wide monitoring and evaluation of safe abortion services and their staff is essential for women in Nepal to have adequate access to effective and efficient safe abortion services, access to contraception and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information post-abortion and to ensure adherence to current Safe Abortion Policy. It is critical that the unsafe (less and least safe) provision of medical abortion through pharmacies and sex-selective abortion continues to be investigated and that innovative strategies are formulated to ensure the cultural, reproductive and sexual health and rights of Nepali women are realised. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75493 10.1186/s12905-019-0734-1 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ BMC fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Obstetrics & Gynecology Abortion Contraception Family planning Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) Nepal MEDICAL ABORTION QUALITATIVE RESEARCH EXPANDING ACCESS PHARMACY WORKERS DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES UNSAFE ABORTION MISOPROSTOL WOMEN CONTRACEPTION POSTABORTION Rogers, Claire Sapkota, S. Tako, A. Dantas, Jaya Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title | Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title_full | Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title_fullStr | Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title_short | Abortion in Nepal: Perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| title_sort | abortion in nepal: perspectives of a cross-section of sexual and reproductive health and rights professionals |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Obstetrics & Gynecology Abortion Contraception Family planning Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) Nepal MEDICAL ABORTION QUALITATIVE RESEARCH EXPANDING ACCESS PHARMACY WORKERS DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES UNSAFE ABORTION MISOPROSTOL WOMEN CONTRACEPTION POSTABORTION |
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