Table 8.
Deaths due to induced abortion complications, and offer of post abortion contraception
| Variable | Before intervention n (%) |
After intervention n (%) |
Change % (CI95%)* |
p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lethality | ||||
| Intervention hospitals | 126 (3.9%) | 183 (1.6%) | − 2.3% (− 6.4 à + 1.8) | 0.232t |
| Control hospitals | 150 (3.3%) | 126 (2.4%) | − 0.9% (− 4.3 à + 2.4) | 0.536t |
| Difference | − 1.4% (− 6.2 à + 3.4) | 0.553t | ||
| Offer of post abortion contraception | ||||
| Intervention hospitals | 105 (34.3%) | 137 (33.6%) | − 0.7% (− 18.6 à + 17.1) | 0.930t |
| Control hospitals | 120 (25.8%) | 127 (22.0%) | − 3.8% (− 13.3 à + 5.7%) | 0.391t |
| Difference | + 3.1% (− 15.1 à + 21.3) | 0.728t | ||
With IC = confidence interval; n = number of subjects; p = p-value; t = t test; * = clustered robust standard errors (cluster = structure)