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Consequences of Unwanted Pregnancy in Nepal

NCT03930576 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1436

Last updated 2026-03-11

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Summary

The objective of this project is to examine the health consequences of unwanted pregnancy and denial of legal pregnancy termination services in Nepal on women and their children. The proposed study will be a large, longitudinal, prospective, quantitative study among women seeking termination services at 14 diverse facilities in 7 provinces (two facilities in each province) of Nepal. Every 6 months following baseline, surveys will cover questions about women's physical and mental health, the health and development of their children, as well as measures of family wellbeing, such as residency, relationship status and quality, and extended family relationships, and financial wellbeing, such as employment status, hours of labor, food security, income, and education.

Conditions

  • Unwanted Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Receipt of termination services outside of legal setting

This study uses variation in gestational age to examine the impact of receipt of legal termination services compared to denial and receipt outside legal settings and birth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Diana G Foster, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

  • Mahesh Puri, PhD · CREHPA

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-04-16
Primary Completion
2028-12-15
Completion
2028-12-15

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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