Determinants and Outcome of Safe Second Trimester Medical Abortion at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Obstetric and outcome of abortion related variables of women terminated pregnancy using safe medical abortion at 2nd trimester in JUMC from November 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
Obstetric and outcome of abortion
Variable category
Frequency
Percent (%)
Gestational Age in weeks
12-18-Late/Delayed
100
49.8
18.1-24- late of late
88
43.8
24.1-28-Extremely late
13
6.5
Gravidity
Gravida I
151
75.1
Gravida II-III
41
20.4
Gravida IV or above
9
4.5
Parity
Nulliparous
169
84.0
Primiparas
18
9.0
Multiparas
14
7.0
Hemoglobin (Hgb) level at admission
Severe Anemia (Hgb<7 g/dl)
0
0.0
Moderate Anemia (Hgb:7-10 g/dl)
3
1.5
Mild Anemia (Hgb: 10.1-10.4 g/dl)
2
1.0
No Anemia (Hgb >=10.5 g/dl)
196
97.5
Cervical status
Closed
46
22.9
Open
155
77.1
Amount of bleeding estimated
Expected
179
89.1
More than expected
16
8.0
Not documented
6
3.0
Status of pelvic infection at admission
Absent/Not Diagnosed
201
100.0
Present/Diagnosed
0
0.0
Procedure type employed to complete expulsion
MVA
36
17.9
E and C (Curate)
13
6.5
Medical abortion only
152
75.6
Outcome of medical abortion after taking recommended regimen
Expelled using medication only without any complication
154
76.6
Due to failure of expulsion, active surgical intervention (D and C) was done
4
2.0
Retained products of conception/ incomplete abortion done by MVA
39
19.4
Anemia
4
2.0
Other (Injury, Shock, Infection, Need of transfusion, fever, diarrhea and Death)
0
0.0
Total time taken to expel using recommended dose of medication only
