Evaluation of a Training for Health and Social Service Providers on Abortion Referral-Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15340402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jenny O’donnell (0000-0003-1815-8239, corresponding author), Kelsey Holt (0000-0001-9093-4322, University of California, San Francisco), Kristin Nobel (0000-0002-7416-4740), Melanie Zurek |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1369-1376 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Health Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-7875 • E-ISSN: 1573-6628 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10995-018-2570-6 |
| PMID | 29995298 |
| OpenAlex | W2864681408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Purpose Engaging trusted care providers and empowering them with information and skills about abortion is a critical opportunity to improve coordination of care for women seeking abortion, if and when these services are needed. Description Provide, a nonprofit that works in partnership with health and social service providers to build a health system that is equipped to respond to women's health care needs around abortion, launched a referrals training program in 2013. To assess the effectiveness of this training program, we conducted an evaluation of satisfaction with training and the impact of the intervention on provider knowledge of safety of abortion, self-efficacy to provide abortion referrals, and intention to provide pregnancy options counseling and referrals in the future. Assessment Approximately 90% of participants were "very satisfied" with their training experience. Results show significant increase in intention to provide non-judgmental pregnancy options counseling and referrals for abortion care after participants went through training. Post-training, significantly more reported that they would present all pregnancy options without judgment or bias (94 vs. 82%, p < .0001), provide a referral for abortion care if needed (80 vs. 50%, p < .0001), and follow-up with the client (71 vs. 39%, p < .0001). Further, more also reported they would refer a client for prenatal care if the client requested it (78 vs. 67%, p < .0001). Conclusion Our results suggest that abortion referrals training hold potential to build the capacity of health and social service providers' ability to meet client needs related to pregnancy and could be implemented at a larger scale
Abortion · Family medicine · General partnership · Health care · Intervention (counseling · Pregnancy · Public health · Referral · Service (business · Service provider · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Reproductive Health and Technologies
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |