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Comparison of the Safety of First Trimester Abortions Performed by Physicians and Non-Physicians in South Africa and Viet Nam.

NCT00370487 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2860

Last updated 2006-09-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There have been no studies in developing countries assessing the safety of midlevel providers (MLP) compared to physicians in performing first-trimester manual vacuum aspiration abortion. In South Africa and Viet Nam, MLP (midwives and physician assistants) are trained and accredited to perform first trimester abortions to increase women's access to safe abortion services. To assess the safety of abortions performed by midlevel provider compared to physicians, complication rates of first-trimester manual vacuum aspiration are compared between types of providers in the two countries. We test the null hypothesis that the two types of providers provide abortions equally safely.

Conditions

  • Abortion, Induced

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Cape Town

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • World Health Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret Hoffman, M.D. · Women's Health Research Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

  • ND Vy, MD · National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 43 Trang Thi, Hanoi, Viet Nam

  • My Huong Nguyen, MD · National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 43 Trang Thi, Hanoi, Viet Nam

  • Jane Harries, PhD · Women's Health Research Unit, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2004-06-30

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