Variables | Two settings; | Urban setting; | Rural setting; | P value | ||||
N = 181 | N = 98 | N = 83 | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Qualification of abortion | ||||||||
Providers | ||||||||
Gynecologist/obstetrician | 24 | 13.2 | 20 | 20.40 | 4 | 4.81 | <0.000 | |
Others medical doctor | 64 | 35.3 | 32 | 32.65 | 28 | 33.7 | 0.996 | |
Nurse | 60 | 33.1 | 32 | 32.65 | 28 | 33.7 | 0.996 | |
Non health professionals | 33 | 18.2 | 14 | 14.28 | 19 | 22.8 | 0.193 | |
Methods of induced abortion | ||||||||
Conventional drugs | 22 | 12.1 | 10 | 12.0 | 12 | 14.4 | 0.519 | |
“Traditional” procedures | 22 | 12.1 | 10 | 12.0 | 12 | 14.4 | 0.519 | |
Dilatation and curettage | 75 | 41.4 | 20 | 20.4 | 55 | 66.2 | <0.000 | |
Uterine aspiration | 62 | 34.2 | 58 | 59.1 | 4 | 4.8 | <0.000 | |