Table 2.
Characteristics of R3M and non-R3M facilities and providers, by selected parameters, Ghana 2011–2012
| Variables | R3M facilities |
Non-R3M facilities |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % dist | N | % dist | ||
| Facility variables | |||||
| Was facility R3M or non-R3M in phase 1? | 64 | 102 | |||
| Did facility subsequently become R3M facility? | |||||
| Yes | 78 | 76.5 | |||
| No | 24 | 23.5 | |||
| Total | 102 | 100.0 | |||
| Region where facility is located | *** | ||||
| Ashanti | 13 | 20.3 | 23 | 22.5 | |
| Brong-Ahafo | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 43.1 | |
| Eastern | 19 | 29.7 | 20 | 19.6 | |
| Greater Accra | 32 | 50.0 | 15 | 14.7 | |
| Total | 64 | 100.0 | 102 | 100.0 | |
| Provider variables | |||||
| Number of providers in R3M/non-R3M facilities in phase 1 | 197 | 260 | |||
| Distribution by abortion provision | |||||
| Number of providers who provide safe abortions in average month | *** | ||||
| No abortions performed | 87 | 45.8 | 198 | 86.8 | |
| At least one of either MVA/EVA or D&C or medication abortion | 103 | 54.2 | 30 | 13.2 | |
| Total | 190 | 100.0 | 241 | 100.0 | |
| Number providers who provide PAC procedures in average month | *** | ||||
| No abortions performed | 66 | 34.2 | 161 | 66.8 | |
| At least one of either MVA/EVA or D&C or medication abortion | 127 | 65.8 | 80 | 33.2 | |
| Total | 193 | 100.0 | 241 | 100.0 | |
| Distribution by knowledge and training | |||||
| Ever trained in abortion methods such as MVA/EVA, D&C, medication abortion | *** | ||||
| Yes | 165 | 83.8 | 134 | 51.5 | |
| No | 32 | 16.2 | 126 | 48.5 | |
| Total | 197 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 | |
| How well does provider know the abortion law? | *** | ||||
| Answered six or more questions about law correctly | 157 | 79.7 | 160 | 61.5 | |
| Answered less than six questions about law correctly | 40 | 20.3 | 100 | 38.5 | |
| Total | 197 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 | |
| Distribution by values, attitudes and perception | |||||
| Provider attitude towards abortion provision | † | ||||
| More favourable | 154 | 79.0 | 185 | 71.4 | |
| Less favourable | 41 | 21.0 | 74 | 28.6 | |
| Total | 195 | 100.0 | 259 | 100.0 | |
| Confidence in ability to provide abortion | *** | ||||
| Provider has confidence in own ability to provide abortion | 151 | 77.4 | 93 | 35.8 | |
| Provider has no confidence in own ability to provide abortion | 44 | 22.6 | 167 | 64.2 | |
| Total | 195 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 | |
| Provider's perception of facility support | *** | ||||
| Facility is supportive of abortion provision | 159 | 81.1 | 95 | 36.7 | |
| Facility is not supportive of abortion provision | 37 | 18.9 | 164 | 63.3 | |
| Total | 196 | 100.0 | 259 | 100.0 | |
| Demographic distribution, by facility in which they work | |||||
| Size of the facility where provider works (measured by number of beds) | *** | ||||
| 0–8 beds | 33 | 16.8 | 70 | 27.2 | |
| 9–50 beds | 70 | 35.5 | 108 | 42.0 | |
| 51 + beds | 94 | 47.7 | 79 | 30.7 | |
| Total | 197 | 100.0 | 257 | 100.0 | |
| Demographic distribution, by provider's own characteristics | |||||
| Age of provider | |||||
| Below 40 | 42 | 21.4 | 71 | 27.3 | |
| 40 and above | 154 | 78.6 | 189 | 72.7 | |
| Total | 196 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 | |
| Religion of provider | |||||
| Catholic | 39 | 19.8 | 63 | 24.2 | |
| All other religions and sects | 158 | 80.2 | 197 | 75.8 | |
| Total | 197 | 100.0 | 260 | 100.0 | |
Notes: All data are unweighted. Components may not sum to totals due to rounding. Missing values were dropped using listwise deletion. ***P < 0.001, †P < 0.1. Chi-square tests were used to assess significance. Not applicable. All estimates for this sample are from information that was current at the time of the survey. Total N = 457.