Woman-Centered Post-Abortion Care in Public Hospitals in Tucuman, Argentina: Assessing Quality of Care and Its Link to Human Rights

In: Health and human rights, Band 9, Heft 1

Abstract

Unsafe abortion is a major public health & human rights problem in Argentina. Implementation of a woman-centered post-abortion care (PA C) model is one strategy to improve the situation. The quality of PAC services was measured in three public hospitals in Tucuman, a province with high levels of poverty & maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion. Overall, the quality of PAC services was found to be poor. Women do not receive services in a manner that respects their human rights, in particular their rights to health & health care, information, & to the benefits of scientific progress. Findings from the evaluation are being used to develop collaborative NGO/hospital/policy-maker efforts to improve PAC services through better training of health care providers. Tables, Figures, References. Adapted from the source document.