Table 2. Admission characteristics of the patients admitted to hospitals.
Admission characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
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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 |