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We used bivariate statistics to compare 17 user-reported quality indicators across six domains and eight abortion outcomes, by care source (hotline vs PPMV). We used multivariable linear regression to identify factors associated with total quality scores and multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with abortion affordability and preparedness for a complication, controlling for user sociodemographic characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Hotline users (n=182; 40.8%) scored higher than PPMV users (n=264; 59.2%) on 9 of 17 quality indicators, particularly in the decision-making and information provision domains. Mean total quality score was significantly higher for hotline users (16.53 vs 14.53; p&lt;0.001). Hotline users were associated with an increase of 1.87 points in the total quality and higher odds (aOR=3.23; 95%\u2009CI 1.07 to 12.02) of feeling prepared if a complication occurred, but had lower odds (aOR=0.10; 95%\u2009CI 0.05 to 0.21) of indicating the abortion was affordable, adjusting for sociodemographic factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study highlights the high overall quality of abortion care from both hotlines and PPMVs but identifies key areas for improvement, such as affordability for hotline users and decision and information support for PPMV users.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjsrh-2025-202805","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,5]],"date-time":"2026-01-05T16:06:31Z","timestamp":1767629191000},"page":"bmjsrh-2025-202805","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["User-reported quality of self-managed medication abortion by care source in Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.1136","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0996-7408","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura E","family":"Jacobson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State Univerity (OHSU-PSU) School of Public Health, Portland, Oregon, USA"},{"name":"Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0609-9892","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ruvani T","family":"Jayaweera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ijeoma","family":"Egwuatu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Generation Initiative for Women and Youth, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sarah","family":"Baum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Erin","family":"Pearson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center on Gender Equity and Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA"},{"name":"Ipas, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1015-7477","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nirali M","family":"Chakraborty","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Metrics for Management, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8120-028X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Blair G","family":"Darney","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Oregon Health & Science University-Portland State Univerity (OHSU-PSU) School of Public Health, Portland, Oregon, USA"},{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Osasuyi","family":"Dirisu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Policy Innovation Centre, Abuja, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sybil","family":"Nmezi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Generation Initiative for Women and Youth, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2488-5072","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Caitlin","family":"Gerdts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"2026010508250958000_bmjsrh-2025-202805v1.1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e105","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214-109X(21)00461-7","article-title":"Effectiveness of self-managed medication abortion with accompaniment support in Argentina and Nigeria (SAFE): a prospective, observational cohort study and non-inferiority analysis with historical controls","volume":"10","author":"Moseson","year":"2022","journal-title":"Lancet Glob Health"},{"key":"2026010508250958000_bmjsrh-2025-202805v1.2","unstructured":"World Health Organization (WHO) . 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