TABLE 1.
Background Characteristics of Abortion Clients Treated in Health Facilities in 10 Countries, by Client Age, 2011–2015
| Age Group (in years) |
Total (N=921,918) No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤19 (n=68,265) No. (%) | 20–24 (n=282,695) No. (%) | ≥25 (n=570,958) No. (%) | ||
| Region | ||||
| Africa | 43,741 (64) | 86,356 (31) | 170,101 (30) | 300,198 (33) |
| Asia | 24,524 (36) | 196,339 (69) | 400,857 (70) | 621,720 (67) |
| Country | ||||
| India | 12,351 (18) | 140,765 (50) | 227,526 (40) | 380,642 (41) |
| Nigeria | 18,639 (27) | 45,592 (16) | 94,631 (17) | 158,862 (18) |
| Bangladesh | 7,959 (12) | 35,162 (12) | 112,872 (20) | 155,993 (17) |
| Ghana | 13,534 (20) | 21,990 (8) | 42,639 (7) | 78,163 (8) |
| Zambia | 10,221 (15) | 17,301 (6) | 30,981 (5) | 58,503 (6) |
| Nepal | 3,352 (5) | 14,144 (5) | 36,914 (6) | 54,410 (6) |
| Pakistan | 697 (1) | 5,437 (2) | 20,234 (4) | 26,368 (3) |
| Myanmar | 165 (<1) | 831 (<1) | 3,311 (1) | 4,307 (<1) |
| Uganda | 844 (1) | 1,006 (<1) | 1,359 (<1) | 3,209 (<1) |
| Sierra Leone | 503 (1) | 467 (<1) | 491 (<1) | 1,461 (<1) |
| Facility sectora | ||||
| Private | 18,062 (26) | 72,249 (26) | 142,644 (25) | 232,955 (25) |
| Public | 50,203 (74) | 210,446 (74) | 428,314 (75) | 688,963 (75) |
| Facility levelb | ||||
| Primary | 30,014 (44) | 135,047 (48) | 295,074 (52) | 460,135 (50) |
| Secondary | 30,239 (44) | 115,472 (41) | 212,371 (37) | 358,082 (39) |
| Tertiary | 8,012 (12) | 32,176 (11) | 63,513 (11) | 103,701 (11) |
| Ipas-trained provider | ||||
| Yes | 43,373 (64) | 165,235 (58) | 342,928 (60) | 551,536 (60) |
| No | 24,892 (36) | 117,460 (42) | 228,030 (40) | 370,382 (40) |
| Gestational age, weeksc | ||||
| ≤12 weeks | 59,940 (91) | 257,377 (95) | 525,011 (95) | 842,328 (95) |
| ≥13 weeks | 5,657 (9) | 12,927 (5) | 25,087 (5) | 43,671 (5) |
| Missing | 2,668 | 12,391 | 20,860 | 35,919 |
| Type of abortionc | ||||
| Induced abortion | 35,712 (55) | 155,123 (59) | 327,872 (60) | 518,707 (60) |
| Postabortion care | 29,374 (45) | 107,331 (41) | 215,776 (40) | 352,481 (40) |
| Missing | 3,179 | 20,241 | 27,310 | 50,730 |
| Abortion methodc | ||||
| MVA/EVA | 48,400 (71) | 202,512 (73) | 413,550 (75) | 664,462 (74) |
| Medical abortion | 16,241 (24) | 58,114 (21) | 113,812 (21) | 188,167 (21) |
| D&C/D&E/Other | 3,086 (5) | 15,488 (6) | 24,530 (4) | 43,104 (5) |
| Missing | 538 | 6,581 | 19,066 | 26,185 |
Abbreviations: D&C, dilation and curettage; D&E, dilation and evacuation; EVA, electric vacuum aspiration; MVA, manual vacuum aspiration.
a
NGO-sponsored facilities were recategorized as public or private based on country context.
b
Approximately 6% of cases in India and Uganda were served in facilities that were categorized as “other”; these were recategorized as “primary.”
c
Missing data were not included in the calculation of percentages.