Developing and validating the psychosocial burden among people seeking abortion scale (PB-SAS)

We recruited study participants from four abortion facilities located in three U.S. states. To be eligible, people had to be seeking an abortion at the time of recruitment, aged 15 years or older, and able to speak and read English or Spanish. Research staff introduced the study to patients while they were waiting for their appointment, handed interested patients a tablet device to complete and confirm their eligibility, and consented those eligible and interested to participate in the study. Participants self-administered an anonymous survey which they could choose to complete in either English or Spanish, with research staff available to assist as needed.