Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patients with a complication of induced abortion admitted during the study period for postabortion care
Variable | Intervention hospitals (n = 334) | Control hospitals (n = 314) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Individual patient level characteristicsa | |||
Bleeding | 0.990 | ||
Yes n (%) | 280 (92.7) | 264 (92.6) | |
No n (%) | 22 (7.3) | 21 (7.4) | |
Total n (%) | 302 (100.0) | 285 (100.0) | |
Fever | 0.364 | ||
Yes n (%) | 144 (59.0) | 203 (75.7) | |
No n (%) | 100 (41.0) | 65 (24.3) | |
Total n (%) | 244 (100.0) | 268 (100.0) | |
Abdominal pain | 0.630 | ||
Yes n (%) | 213 (83.9) | 239 (89.5) | |
No n (%) | 41 (16.1) | 28 (10.5) | |
Total n (%) | 254 (100.0) | 267 (100.0) | |
Traumatic lesions | 0.902 | ||
Yes n (%) | 59 (23.4) | 56 (24.5) | |
No n (%) | 193 (76.6) | 173 (75.5) | |
Total n (%) | 252 (100.0) | 229 (100.0) | |
Nauseating debris | 0.418 | ||
Yes n (%) | 143 (46.6) | 163 (59.5) | |
No n (%) | 164 (53.4) | 111 (40.5) | |
Total n (%) | 307 (100.0) | 274 (100.0) | |
Hospital level characteristics | |||
Type of provider | |||
aMidwife | 2.3 (0.0–31.3) | 14.7 (0.0–50.0) | |
aGeneral practitioner | 85.5 (61.9–100.0) | 68.1 (3.6–100.0) | |
aSpecialist doctor | 4.5 (0.0–22.7) | 7.2 (0.0–92.9) | |
Location of uterine evacuation | |||
aEmergency room | 2.5 (0.0) | 3.9 (0.0–22.2) | |
aLabor room | 0.0 (0.0–61.9) | 0 (0.0–96.3) | |
aDelivery room | 83.1 (0.0–100.0) | 89.1 (0.0–100.0) | |
aOperating room | 2.5 (0.0–100.0) | 3.7 (0.0–17.9) | |