Table 2.
diagnostic procedures
| N | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urine pregnancy test (%) | 84 | |
| done – positive | 60 (71) | |
| done – negative | 1 (1) | |
| not done | 23 (27) | |
| Mean haemoglobin count (g/dL, standard deviation) | 8.2 (1.9) | 80 |
| Women with severe anaemiaa (%) (Hb < 7 g/dL) | 20 (25) | |
| Abdominal aspiration (%) | 86 | |
| done – positive | 30 (35) | |
| done – negative | 6 (7) | |
| not done | 50 (58) | |
| Women with ultrasound (%) | 55 (64) | 86 |
| Ultrasound findings | 855 | |
| Not suggestive of ectopic pregnancy | 3 (5%) | |
| Uterus without intra-uterine gestation | 37 (67%) | |
| Free fluid cul du sac | 34 (62%) | |
| Pelvic/adnexal mass | 16 (29%) | |
| Extra-uterine gestational sac | 6 (11%) | |
| Mean haemoglobin count (g/dL, standard deviation) | 8.6 (2.0) | 49 |
| Ultrasound findings when aspiration negative | 8 | |
| Free abdominal fluid without intra-uterine gestation | 6 | |
| Ectopic mass without intra-uterine gestation | 1 | |
| Not suggestive of ectopic pregnancy | 1 | |
aWHO: Haemoglobin concentrations for the diagnosis of anaemia and assessment of severity. Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System. Geneva: World Health Organization. 2011