在网上寻找堕胎药物:来自哥伦比亚神秘客户研究的经验
Daniel Arango Arango1, Alice F Cartwright2, Ava Braccia3
1Fundación Oriéntame, Bogotá, Colombia.
BMJ open
|January 20, 2025
概括
在哥伦比亚,网上销售商提供堕胎药,但往往缺乏准确的剂量信息,特别是在第二个三个月的怀孕中. 确保获得正确的药物流产指导对于安全的生殖健康保健至关重要.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生政策 公共卫生政策
背景情况:
- 哥伦比亚在2022年将堕胎合法化,但意识和护理质量仍然不一致.
- 获得安全的药物流产服务对于生殖自主性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估哥伦比亚在线销售商提供的药物流产信息和药物的质量.
- 评估卖家是否提供准确的妊娠年龄查,说明和剂量.
主要方法:
- 在哥伦比亚进行了一项神秘客户研究 (2023年7月至9月).
- 研究人员在社交媒体和网站上联系了65个独特的在线卖家.
- 记录了有关身体影响,并发症和药丸使用的信息.
主要成果:
- 大多数卖家对妊娠年龄进行了查,并提供了mizoprostol,但不到17%的卖家详细介绍了潜在的并发症.
- 第一季度的剂量说明与指导方针一致,但第二季度的患者服用过量剂量.
- 卖家提供了一些矛盾和不必要的说明,并提供了准确的注射途径.
结论:
- 在哥伦比亚,在线堕胎药销售仍然存在,信息质量有所变化.
- 不准确的剂量用于第二个三个月的堕胎和不够的并发症信息带来风险.
- 需要提高准确的,哥伦比亚特有的药物流产信息的可访问性.
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