This systematic review shows improved maternal health outcomes in urban women post-abortion legalization, suggesting a need for continued policy assessment.
Recent legal changes to abortion policies in Nigeria have led to increased discussions on maternal health outcomes. A comprehensive search was conducted using multiple databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase. Studies were selected based on predefined inclusion criteria and analysed using thematic synthesis. Analysis revealed a significant improvement (p < 0.05) in maternal health literacy scores among urban women after the introduction of educational programmes post-legalization. Pre-education policies have had positive effects on improving maternal health outcomes, particularly in terms of knowledge and awareness about post-abortion care. Future research should focus on evaluating long-term impacts and implementation strategies for sustained benefits. Treatment effect was estimated with logit(pᵢ)=β₀+β^ Xᵢ, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.
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