Providing accessible medical abortion services in a Victorian rural community: A description and audit of service delivery and contraception follow up

Abstract

Objective: To describe how a nurse led, MToP service is run in primary care in regional Victoria and investigate the characteristics and contraceptive choices of the women who have attended. Study design: Descriptive study of the development and implementation of a rural MToP service and a retrospective chart audit of patients attending between January 2015 and September 2016. Main outcome measures: Characteristics and clinical outcomes for women attending an MToP service in a primary care setting in rural Victoria. Contraceptive usage pre and post attending a rural service for MToP. Results: There were 229 presentations, representing 223 women, of which 172 women (75.1%; 95%CI: 69.0%, 80.6%..