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Area of Science:

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Global Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Urine pregnancy tests are often inaccessible in low-income settings.
  • Home pregnancy self-testing can enhance self-care for sexual and reproductive health and rights.
  • Limited data exist on the effectiveness, values, and costs of pregnancy self-testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review the effectiveness of pregnancy self-testing.
  • To assess end-user and health worker values and preferences for pregnancy self-testing.
  • To evaluate the costs associated with pregnancy self-testing.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis using the GRADE approach.
  • Searched multiple databases (PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE) and trial registries.
  • Included randomized trials, observational studies, and qualitative studies on effectiveness, values, preferences, and costs.

Main Results:

  • Four trials (5493 individuals) showed home pregnancy self-testing had comparable or improved follow-up compared to clinic visits post-medical abortion.
  • One trial indicated increased pregnancy knowledge and antenatal counseling with community health worker-provided tests.
  • Eighteen studies revealed user preference for self-testing due to speed, convenience, privacy, cost, and accuracy; cost data were absent.

Conclusions:

  • Pregnancy self-testing is acceptable and valued by users.
  • Effectiveness data are primarily from postabortion care settings; cost data are lacking.
  • Increased availability of pregnancy self-tests may improve health outcomes, particularly in postabortion care and community health worker programs.