Consortium for Research
On Unsafe Abortion in Africa
STUDY INSTRUMENTS
Researchers are welcome to utilize these questionnaires for future studies. We suggest that researchers credit the relevant study team for originating the questionnaires. Please include in you acknowledgements 'These study materials were developed with support from the Consortium for Research on Unsafe Abortion.'
Magnitude Study of Unsafe Abortion in Malawi
The overall objective of the Magnitude Study of Unsafe Abortion in Malawi was to determine the magnitude of induced and unsafe abortions, and contribute to the discourse and advocacy drive for legal and policy reform in Malawi. The specific objectives of this study were:
1. To explore the socio-demographic characteristics of women who seek abortion services.
2. To determine the incidence, types of complications and abortion case fatality rate as a result of unsafe abortions.
3. To estimate the incidence of induced abortions and unsafe abortions in Malawi.
Survey of Health Facilities in Malawi
Survey of Health Professionals in Malawi
A National Assessment of the Magnitude and Consequences of Abortion in
Ethiopia (April 2009)
This study provides a comprehensive description of the incidence of abortion and its complications in Ethiopia. The specific objectives are to:
1. estimate the national incidence of abortion, abortion-related morbidity and the abortion case-fatality rate in Ethiopia;
2. describe the socio-demographics and reproductive characteristics of patients requesting legal, elective abortion services, and to describe these characteristics, symptoms and severity of abortion complications and clinical management among patients seeking care for a recent unsafe or spontaneous abortion; and
3. estimate the financial cost to the overall health system of treating abortion complications.
These data will also be used to establish a baseline for determining the impact of any future interventions to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality from abortion-related causes.
Study summary (word doc) (PDF)
Abortion case record extraction form (PDF)
Health professional survey questionaire (PDF)
Health facilities survey questionnaire (PDF)
Abortion costing forms: Facility costs (PDF)
Form 1 Form 2
Abortion costing forms: Health system costs (PDF)
Form 1 Form 2 Forms 3 & 4
Perceptions of Policymakers towards Unsafe Abortion and Maternal Mortality in Nigeria (December 2008)
This qualitative study explored the perceptions of key policymakers towards maternal mortality and unsafe abortion in Nigeria. A total of 49 policymakers were interviewed in the six geo-political zones of the country with an open-ended interview guide that solicited information on their knowledge of the causes of abortion-related maternal mortality and their perceptions of the policies and action-plans needed to address the problem.
Study summary and interview guidelines
Assessing the public health, social and economic costs of unsafe abortion
(September 2008)
This pilot study involved developing a design and instruments to measure the economic costs to health systems, households and individuals of unsafe abortion as well as to increase understanding of the social consequences for women and their families of unsafe abortion. Pilot tests were conducted in Mexico, Ethiopia and Pakistan in 2008
Full report (PDF)
Appendix b
Questionnaire A: Health system costs of unsafe abortion (PDF)
Appendix c
Questionnaire B: Drugs, supplies, lab tests and materials (PDF)
Appendix d
Interviewer’s manual for questionnaire a and b (PDF)
Appendix e
Complication protocols (PDF)
Appendix f
Cost of unsafe abortion: Women’s questionnaire (PDF)
Appendix g
Provider case interview questionnaire (PDF)
Appendix h
Follow-up in-depth interview guidelines (PDF)