Table 1 Eligibility criteria
Criteria | Included | Excluded |
|---|---|---|
Topic | â—Ź Unsafe, informal sector abortion | â—Ź Safe abortion â—Ź Unsafe abortions that took place in a formal setting |
Type of participant | â—Ź Women or friends or family of women who have undergone an unsafe, informal sector abortion â—Ź Informal sector abortion providers | â—Ź Women who have not had an unsafe informal sector abortion â—Ź Formal setting providers |
Settings | ● Country where abortion is legal either without restriction as to reason or permitted in order to preserve health or on socioeconomic grounds- according to the Centre for Reproductive Rights’ world abortion laws. | ● Countries where abortion is only allowed to save a woman’s life or prohibited altogether |
Type of publication | â—Ź Qualitative or mixed method | â—Ź Quantitative only |
Type of study | â—Ź Original, primary research data â—Ź Published literature | â—Ź Secondary data, reviews, opinion pieces and reports. â—Ź Unpublished, grey literature |
Language of publication | â—Ź English â—Ź French | â—Ź Other than English or French |
Publication date | â—Ź Any date after legalisation/liberalisation of laws- varies by paper | â—Ź Papers published before abortion laws were liberalised |