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. 2015 Feb 3;15:6. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0439-x

Table 4.

PAC knowledge scores: Mean percent of items known by providers, by facility type

PAC knowledge Mean score (SD) Comprehensive health centers (n = 13) District hospitals (n = 57) Provincial hospitals (n = 73) Regional hospitals (n = 17) Specialized hospitals (n = 17) p-value
Can identify immediate complications of unsafe or incomplete abortion: sepsis, bleeding, genital injuries, shock (percent of 4 items correct) 65.5 (1.6) 60.3 60.7 67.8 63.8 77.5 0.058
Can identify steps to take in examining and treating a woman with complications from unsafe or incomplete abortion: assess vaginal bleeding and vital signs, begin IV fluids and antibiotics, do manual vacuum aspiration and conventional evacuation with curettage, provide counseling and refer (percent of 9 items correct) 57.4 (1.5) 50.3 49.7 63.2 55.6 63.9 0.001
Knows what information to provide patients who were treated for an incomplete or unsafe abortion: Information on birth spacing, family planning, consequences of unsafe abortion, and social support (percent of 7 items correct) 46.1 (1.7) 40.3 42.2 49.0 49.3 47.1 0.36
Total knowledge score (percent of 20 items correct) 55.1 (1.3) 48.8 49.3 59.2 55.0 60.8 0.007