TABLE 4. Measures used to estimate abortion levels, and key indicators of incidence, all by region, Senegal, 2012.
Measure | Dakar | Rest of Senegal | All* |
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ABORTION OUTCOMES | |||
No. of women with uncomplicated induced abortions | 7,300 | 15,311 | 22,611 |
No. of women with untreated complications of induced abortion | 2,042 | 10,172 | 12,214 |
No. of women treated for complications of induced abortion or miscarriage (95% CI) | 5,811 (3,623–8,056) | 22,418 (19,296–25,980) | 28,229 (22,919–34,036) |
No. of miscarriages treated in facilities | 2,048 | 9,459 | 11,507 |
No. of women treated for complications of induced abortion (95% CI) | 3,763 (1,574–6,007) | 12,959 (9,837–16,521) | 16,722 (11,412–22,529) |
Multiplier | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
No. of induced abortions (95% CI) | 13,105 (5,483–20,922) | 38,442 (29,182–49,010) | 51,547 (34,665–69,932) |
DEMOGRAPHIC | |||
No. of women aged 15–44 | 615,677 | 2,429,949 | 3,045,626 |
No. of births to women aged 15–44 | 75,767 | 445,955 | 521,722 |
RATES AND RATIOS | |||
Abortion rate† (95% CI) | 21.3 (8.9–34.0) | 15.8 (12.0–20.2) | 16.9 (11.4–23.0) |
Abortion ratio‡ (95% CI) | 17.3 (7.2–27.6) | 8.6 (6.5–11.0) | 9.9 (6.6–13.4) |
Abortion treatment rate§ (95% CI) | 6.1 (2.6–9.8) | 5.3 (4.0–6.8) | 5.5 (3.7–7.4) |
National estimates of number of women and cases are the sums of the estimates for Dakar and the rest of country.
Number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44.
Number of abortions per 100 live births to women aged 15–44.
Number of women receiving postabortion care per 1,000 women aged 15–44.
Note: CI=confidence interval.