1.0Action Research and Training for Healthhttps://www.arth.inadminhttps://www.arth.in/index.php/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="11vhS0eSx5"><a href="https://www.arth.in/index.php/2025/04/16/saful-project-2012-2016/">SAFUL Project (2012-2016)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.arth.in/index.php/2025/04/16/saful-project-2012-2016/embed/#?secret=11vhS0eSx5" width="600" height="338" title="“SAFUL Project (2012-2016)” — Action Research and Training for Health" data-secret="11vhS0eSx5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.arth.in/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.arth.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/DSC01035-e1366709756741.jpg150112In 2012, it was estimated that 70,000-100,000 women die every year due to consequences of unsafe abortion. A majority of these deaths occur in low-income countries where induced abortion is illegal or clandestine. Unplanned pregnancy and unsafe abortion thus place a huge burden on scarce medical resources. Any improvement in comprehensive abortion care such as increased availability and acceptability of abortion services would mean important improvements for the concerned women and their families as well as for the societies at large. Thus, ARTH commenced a research trial in Udaipur and nearby district Rajsamand with the objective to assess the effectiveness and safety of self-assessment following a medical abortion procedure as compared to routine follow up. We aimed to describe the acceptability and accuracy of home assessments of abortion outcomes among women in both rural and urban settings in Rajasthan, India and to describe contraceptive use and compliance among women prior to and post a medical abortion. The research was carried out at four of ARTH’s rural health centres and one private hospital. As part of the project two-prong strategy was adopted: Under the first strategic move, two training programs were organized in which 62 providers (32 doctors & 30 senior nurse-midwives) took part from ten districts of Rajasthan. They were trained on recent updates on abortion including the legal issues, techniques and simplified procedures. Under the second strategic move, a research trial was conducted and it led to the following findings: Further qualitative interviews with the women participating in the trial on simplified medical abortion revealed the following conclusions: