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. 2017 Jan 6;12(1):e0166287. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166287

Table 2. Admission characteristics of the patients admitted to hospitals.

Admission characteristics Frequency Percentage
Status of admission to the hospital
Direct first visit to the hospital 344 55.6
Readmission to the same hospital 30 4.8
Referral from other institute 211 34.1
Self-referral after prior visits at other health facilities 3 0.5
Not documented 31 5.0
Admission type of abortion
Inevitable 104 16.8
Incomplete 411 66.4
Complete 23 3.7
Missed abortion 40 6.5
Blighted ovum 17 2.7
Not documented 24 3.9
Sign of infection
Offensive discharge 111 17.9
Tender uterus 70 11.3
Septic shock 24 3.9
Pelvic peritonitis 15 2.4
Pelvic abscess 4 0.6
Uterine perforation 4 0.6
Bowel perforation 4 0.6
Generalized peritonitis 7 1.1
Other findings
Tablet in the vagina 3 0.5
Foreign body in the vagina 11 1.8
Bruise/laceration of the Cervix/vagina 7 1.1