A prospective study of complications from comprehensive abortion care services in Nepal

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Signs and symptoms of complications at time of follow-up among 7,007 CAC clients, overall and by complication type, Nepal 2008

	Overall (n=7,007)		Government (n=894)		NGO (n=5,849)		Private (n=264)
	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Total complications*	131	(1.87)	53	(5.93)	70	(1.20)	8	(3.03)
*Complication Type* ^†
Retained products of conception*	96	(1.37)	38	(4.25)	55	(0.94)	3	(1.14)
Offensive discharge*	36	(0.51)	8	(0.89)	24	(0.41)	4	(1.52)
Bleeding
Moderate*	18	(0.26)	5	(0.56)	10	(0.17)	3	(1.14)
Severe with clots*	4	(0.06)	4	(0.45)	0	(0)	0	(0)
Suspected sepsis* ^‡	17	(0.24)	5	(0.56)	8	(0.14)	4	(1.52)
Fever*	11	(0.16)	2	(0.22)	7	(0.12)	2	(0.76)
Uterine atony*	5	(0.07)	4	(0.45)	1	(0.02)	0	(0)
Failed abortion*	4	(0.06)	4	(0.45)	0	(0)	0	(0)
Hematometra	3	(0.04)	2	(0.22)	1	(0.02)	0	(0)
Tender uterus	3	(0.04)	2	(0.22)	1	(0.02)	0	(0)
Localized peritonitis	3	(0.04)	0	(0)	2	(0.03)	1	(0.38)
Hypovolaemic shock	1	(0.01)	1	(0.11)	0	(0)	0	(0)
Tip of cannula inside uterus	1	(0.01)	0	(0)	1	(0.02)	0	(0)
Offensive products	1	(0.01)	0	(0)	1	(0.02)	0	(0)

*p < 0.05
^† The sum of complications indications by type is greater than 131 because women could experience more than one indication of their complication
^‡ Suspected sepsis is reported because it was indicated by providers; however clinical signs and symptoms suggest that these women were experiencing signs of infection, rather than true sepsis.

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