Ectopic Pregnancy in Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Prevalence, Management Outcomes, and Associated Factors

Table 2

Clinical presentation of patients of women admitted with ectopic pregnancy in Aksum (AKU CHS CSH and Saint Marries General Hospital) in Tigray, North Ethiopia, ().

	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent (%)
Time of presentation	Within 24 hours of the onset of illness	19	24.1%
	More than 24 hours of the onset of illness	60	75.9%
Vital sign at presentation	Stable	51	64.6%
	Unstable	28	35.4%
Presenting symptoms	Abdominal pain	77	97.5%
	Vaginal bleeding	64	81%
	Amenorrhea	45	57%
	Vomiting	10	12.7%
Physical examination finding	Pale conjunctiva and/or palm	34	43%
	Abdominal tenderness	75	94.9%
	Cervical motion tenderness	24	30.4%
	Adnexal mass	2	2.5%
	Adnexal tenderness	12	15.2%
Urine HCG result	Positive	77	97.%
	Negative	2	2.5%
Level of hemoglobin at presentation	at presentation	33	41.8%
	at presentation	46	58.2%
Diagnosis	Clinical only	4	5.1%
	Ultrasound only	2	2.5%
	Intraoperative only	2	2.5%
	Clinical and ultrasound	71	89.9%
Gestational age	Less than 7 weeks	45	57%
	7–9 weeks	18	22.8%
	More than 9 weeks	16	20.2%

Participants reported more than one symptom or sign.