Determinants and Outcome of Safe Second Trimester Medical Abortion at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Health services and perception related variables of women who terminated their pregnancy using safe medical abortion at the 2nd trimester in JUMC from November 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017.
Health services & perception variables
Variable category
Frequency
Percent (%)
Distance from clients’ home to any heath facility
Less than 30 minutes
120
59.7
30’ to 1Hr
40
19.9
More than 1 Hr
41
20.4
Does the facility give abortion services?
Yes
83
41.3
No
112
55.7
Am not sure
6
3.0
Referral type
Self-referred
183
91.0
Formally Referred
18
9.0
Transportation problem to reach JUMC
Yes
42
20.9
No
159
79.1
Transportation cost
Cheap
82
40.8
Expensive
36
17.9
Fair
83
41.3
No cost/Foot
0
0
Abortion service cost
Free
98
48.8
Expensive
19
9.5
Cheap
84
41.8
Perceived physician skill
No skill
11
5.5
Fair skill
37
18.4
Good skill
36
17.9
Very good skill
91
45.3
Excellent Skill
26
12.9
Terminating pregnancy is immoral
Strongly disagree
17
8.5
Disagree
71
35.3
Neutral
11
5.5
Agree
74
36.8
Strongly agree
28
13.9
Support of terminating pregnancy for acceptable reason
Strongly disagree
28
13.9
Disagree
15
7.5
Neutral
0
0
Agree
77
38.3
Strongly agree
81
40.3
Level of satisfaction with the overall services/care provided
Strongly dissatisfied
16
8.0
Dissatisfied
29
14.4
Uncertain
1
.5
Satisfied
127
63.2
Strongly satisfied
28
13.9
The time spent to get abortion services
long
120
59.7
Short
39
19.4
Appropriate
42
20.9
Which time was very long relatively (which part took the longest time)?
Registration
97
48.3
Wait to see physician
46
22.9
Consultation
58
28.9
Level of satisfaction with over all waiting time from entry to exit
Strongly dissatisfied
16
8.0
Dissatisfied
31
15.4
Uncertain
1
.5
Satisfied
122
60.7
Strongly satisfied
31
15.4
Duration of hospital stay
One week
181
90.0
two weeks
20
10.0
More than two weeks
0
0.0.
Overall waiting time to get the service with appointment
Waiting for 1 week
93
46.3
Waiting for 2 weeks
60
29.9
Waiting for >2wks
48
23.9
Waiting time to see the physician on the date of appointment
