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.