Testing a methodological approach for measuring agreement across data sources and trends in the incidence and methods of induced abortion by characteristics of young women in Australia using self-report and linked administrative health data.
Synopsis
Induced abortion is a common
reproductive experience for women in Australia and is recognised as an
essential service. Presently abortion data for public health planning and
assessment is limited. We utilise self-reported
abortion data from six waves of the ALSWH ’ s new young cohort (2013-2019) and
its linkages with the Medicare Benefits Schedule, Pharmaceutical Benefits
Scheme and the National Morbidity Hospital Database to: (1) evaluate levels of
agreement between self-report and administrative data, and (2) test a
measurement approach for ascertainment of abortion method, time trends in
method distribution and characteristics associated with method type among this
sample of young women.