[Table/Fig-7]:

Possible modifiable factors.

Modifiable Factors	Cases (n=33	p- value
1. Personal/Family • Delay in obtaining legal abortion • Delay in seeking timely help of doctor • Lack of awareness of available services • Lack of resources • Past adverse experience • Refusal of treatment/admission	• 9 (27%) • 6 (18%) • 3 (9%) • 14 (42%) • 3 (9%) • 1 (3%)	0.001 0.126 0.848 <0.001 0.848 0.180
2. Logistics • Lack of transport from home to health care facility • Lack of transport between health facilities • Lack of communication network	• 9 (27%) • 3 (9%) • 5 (15%)	0.001 0.848 0.338
3. Other Lacunae at first referral units • Infrastructural issues • Inappropriate choice of antibiotics • Lack of safe instruments, equipments/consumables • Surgical complications • Lack of recognition of seriousness of condition by caregiver • Delay in referral of patient to tertiary care hospital • Lack of support services (anaesthesia, OT staff, blood bank services)	7 (21%) 7 (21%) 6 (18%) 9 (27%) 13 (39%) 12 (36%) 4 (12%)	0.035 0.035 0.126 0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.702
4. Present Facility/facilities • Infrastructural issues like non availability of ICU beds due to patient load • Lack of medications, instruments, equipments/ consumables • Non utilization of available medications, instruments, equipments/ consumables	6 (18%) 0 0	0.126