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CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY
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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2023.2212298
关键词
Medication abortion; embodied knowledge; biomedical knowledge; self-diagnosis; self-managed
This qualitative study explores the experiences of 25 individuals who underwent medication abortion in the only abortion facility in Mississippi between November 2020 and March 2021. In-depth interviews were conducted until saturation was reached, and the content was analyzed using inductive and deductive analysis. The study examines how individuals utilize embodied knowledge and biomedical knowledge to identify the beginning and end of pregnancy. The findings have implications for areas with limited options for follow-up care after medication abortion.
This qualitative study conducted between November 2020 and March 2021 in the US state of Mississippi examines the experiences of 25 people who obtained medication abortion at the state's only abortion facility. We conducted in-depth interviews with participants after their abortions until concept saturation was reached, and then analysed the content using inductive and deductive analysis. We assessed how people use embodied knowledge about their individual physical experiences such as pregnancy symptoms, a missed period, bleeding, and visual examinations of pregnancy tissue to identify the beginning and end of pregnancy. We compared this to how people use biomedical knowledge such as pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and clinical examinations to confirm their self-diagnoses. We found that most people felt confident that they could identify the beginning and end of pregnancy through embodied knowledge, especially when combined with the use of home pregnancy tests that confirmed their symptoms, experiences, and visual evidence. All participants concerned about symptoms sought follow-up care at a medical facility, whereas people who felt confident of the successful end of the pregnancy did so less often. These findings have implications for settings of restricted abortion access that have limited options for follow-up care after medication abortion.
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