Figures & Tables
Tables
Total Kayna/Lubero Masisi/Mweso Kabare/Kalehe P Value (N=1,769) (n=477) (n=644) (n=648) Age, years, mean (SD) 28.5 (7.3) 27.4 (7.0) 28.6 (7.2) 29.3 (7.5) .001 Age group, years, No. (%) <25 570 (32.6) 186 (39.1) 192 (30.4) 192 (29.9) 25–34 751 (42.9) 204 (42.9) 273 (43.3) 274 (42.6) ≥35 429 (24.5) 86 (18.1) 166 (26.3) 177 (27.5) Parity, mean (SD) 4.4 (3.2) 3.2 (2.8) 5.0 (3.1) 4.8 (3.3) .001 Parity, No. (%) .001 0 169 (10.6) 80 (17.3) 31 (6.0) 58 (9.5) 1–3 548 (34.4) 205 (44.4) 152 (29.3) 191 (31.3) 4–6 456 (28.6) 118 (25.5) 163 (31.4) 175 (28.6) ≥7 419 (26.3) 59 (12.8) 173 (33.3) 187 (30.6) Gestational age, weeks, No. (%) .001 <13 weeks 1,331 (85.2) 416 (89.7) 414 (79.0) 501 (87.1) ≥13 weeks 232 (14.8) 48 (10.3) 232 (21.0) 110 (12.9) Uterine evacuation performed, No. (%) 1,367 (81.3) 428 (93.9) 359 (61.3) 580 (90.6) .001 MVA N/A 408 (95.3) 340 (94.7) No data Misoprostol N/A 3 (0.7) 0 (0.0) No data D&C N/A 17 (4.0) 19 (5.3) No data Postabortion contraceptive use, No. (%) .001 No modern method 422 (24.8) 116 (24.8) 158 (24.7) 148 (24.8) IUD 513 (30.1) 145 (31.0) 104 (16.3) 264 (44.2) Implant 436 (25.6) 118 (25.3) 175 (27.4) 143 (24.0) Tubal ligation 2 (0.1) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) Injectable 228 (13.4) 42 (9.0) 151 (23.6) 35 (5.9) Pills 100 (5.9) 44 (9.4) 50 (7.8) 6 (1.0) Condoms 2 (0.1) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) Facility type, No. (%) Health center 1,055 (59.6) 96 (20.1) 395 (61.3) 564 (87.0) Referral health center 548 (31.0) 299 (62.7) 249 (38.7) N/A Hospital 166 (9.4) 82 (17.2) N/A 84 (13.0) Abbreviations: D&C, dilation and curettage; IUD, intrauterine device; MVA, manual vacuum aspiration.
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Sociodemographic Characteristics and Reproductive History of Postabortion Care Clients Interviewed (N=50)
No. Age group, years 18–24 8 25–34 22 35–49 20 Marital status Married 42 Unmarried 7 Unknown 1 Level of education None 16 Any primary 12 Any secondary or higher 21 Unknown 1 Gestational age First trimester 39 Second trimester 11 No. of lifetime pregnancies 1–3 11 4–6 17 ≥7 21 Unknown 1 Postabortion contraceptive use Long-acting method 20 Short-acting method 15 Modern method, unspecified 3 No modern method 12