Self‐administered medical abortion vs provider‐administered medical abortion: Success of medical abortion ‐ NRSs (
Self‐administered medical abortion showed no clear difference in success of medical abortion – RCTs ( compared with provider‐administered medical abortion (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐administered medical abortion vs provider‐administered medical abortion Success of medical abortion – RCTs ( · women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) seeking induced abortion Self‐administered medical abortion showed no clear difference in success of medical abortion – RCTs ( compared with provider‐administered medical abortion (moderate certainty). Self‐administered versus provider‐administered medical abortion (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.99 [0.97, 1.01] | 2 studies · 919 participants | Moderate |
Self‐administered medical abortion vs provider‐administered medical abortion Success of medical abortion ‐ NRSs ( · women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) seeking induced abortion It is very uncertain whether self‐administered medical abortion changes success of medical abortion ‐ NRSs ( compared with provider‐administered medical abortion (very low certainty). Self‐administered versus provider‐administered medical abortion (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.99 [0.97, 1.01] | 16 studies · 10124 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self‐administered versus provider‐administered medical abortion 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.