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Checklist for ruling out pregnancy among family-planning clients in primary care
Lancet (London, England)
|September 2, 1999
Abstract:
Where pregnancy tests are unavailable, health providers, fearing possible harm to fetuses, often deny contraception to nonmenstruating clients. In Kenya, a trial of a simple checklist to exclude pregnancy showed a good negative predictive value, which could improve access to service and reduce unwanted pregnancies and their sequelae.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaClinic ActivitiesCounseling--womenDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEastern AfricaEnglish Speaking AfricaExaminations And DiagnosesFertilityKenyaLaboratory Examinations And DiagnosesLaboratory ProceduresOrganization And AdministrationPopulationPopulation DynamicsPregnancy TestsPregnancy, Unwanted--prevention and controlProgram ActivitiesProgramsReproductive BehaviorWomen