Household Survey assessing Impact of Safe Abortion and Contraception Interventions in Cambodia

Abstract

Results: More women are using a contraceptive method in the intervention arms than in the control arm (p<0.001). Significantly more women reported receiving advice from a provider on contraceptive use in the intervention arms (76%) compared to the control arm (67%), (p<0.05). More women know that abortion is legal in intervention arms (24%) than in the control arm (7%), (p<0.001). On average, 96% of women know that the safest time for an abortion is during the first trimester. The percentage of respondents who thought abortion was legal in cases of rape or incest is significantly higher in the intervention arms (p<0.001), at 53% on average compared to the control arm (36%). More women in the intervention arms were referred for a contraceptive method after the last abortion (75% on average) compared with 50% in the control arm.