Table 1

PICOTS criteria used in the scoping review

PICOTSMicro-levelMeso-levelMacro-level
PopulationsGirls and women who obtained abortions or post-abortion care and members of their householdsCommunities and health systems in which girls and women obtain abortions or post-abortion careSocieties and nation states in which girls and women obtain abortions or post-abortion care
InterventionsInduced abortion (safe/unsafe), post-abortion care and/or abortion policies
ControlNone
OutcomesQuantitative or qualitative data on:

  • Economic costs of abortion care or abortion policies.

  • Economic impacts of abortion care or abortion policies.

  • Economic benefits of abortion care or abortion policies.

  • Economic value of abortion care or abortion policies.

Timeframe1 September 1994–15 January 2019
SettingAny