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Table 2 Number and timing of visits prior to abortion

From: Surgical and medical second trimester abortion in South Africa: A cross-sectional study

 

D&E

(n = 220)

Medical induction

(n = 84)

P value

Total number of clinic or hospital visits related to abortion (N, %)

  

<0.001

1

0 (0%)

1 (1.4%)

 

2

54 (25.1%)

8 (10.8%)

 

3

117 (54.4%)

17 (23.0%)

 

4 or more

44 (20.5%)

48 (64.9%)

 

Number of days between first clinic or hospital visit and abortion admission (Median, IQR)2

17 (8 - 30)

30 (21-56)

<0.001

Gestational age in weeks at time of ultrasound (weeks)a (Median, IQR)

14.0 (13.0 - 15.4)

13.9 (11.9 - 15.4)

0.045

< = 12 weeks at time of ultrasound (N, %)

13 (8.1%)

24 (30.0%)

<0.001

Number of days between ultrasound and abortion admission (Median, IQR)a

6 (2 - 9)

31 (12 - 41)

<0.001

  1. 2 Inter-quartile Range
  2. a Data available for 161 D&E clients and 80 medical induction clients