Table 3. Management of abortion among FSWs who reported having an abortion in last one year (n = 113).
| Characteristics | % |
|---|---|
| Type of management of abortion@ | |
| MR by manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) | 47.8 |
| Dilation and Curettage (D & C) | 31.0 |
| Allopathic medicine | 35.4 |
| Herb/spiritual/eating pineapple | 5.3 |
| Areas of management of abortion@ | |
| Within their locality (In Dhaka city) | 74.3 |
| Outside of their locality (In Dhaka city) | 18.6 |
| In native village/outside Dhaka city | 8.8 |
| Places/sources of management of abortion@ | |
| Public health facilities | 23.9 |
| For profit private health facilities | 35.4 |
| Not for profit private (NGO) facilities | 15.0 |
| Home by skilled providers | 9.7 |
| Drug shop/Pharmacy | 16.8 |
| Home by unskilled provider/self/relatives/neighbor | 15.9 |
@Multiple responses.