Factors that affect the provision of medical abortion services in Australian primary care: a mixed methods systematic review

Abstract

Objectives: To synthesise primary research findings about factors that affect medical abortion provision by general practitioners, nurses, midwives, and pharmacists in Australia. Study design: Mixed methods systematic review of peer-reviewed primary publications of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies of the provision of medical abortion in Australian primary care, 1 January 2013 – 18 January 2025. Data sources: MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature). Data synthesis: Twenty-three publications satisfied our inclusion criteria. We undertook a thematic synthesis of the qualitative study findings to identify barriers and..