Table 1.
Total client numbers, service provision characteristics and client characteristics across MSI Reproductive Choices clinics in Nepal, prior to clinic closure and following reopening during lockdown
| Pre-closure | Following clinicreopening | Significancetest | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P value1 | |
| Mean client visit numbers per clinic per week | 57.7 (37.3) | 17.8 (13.3) | <0.01 |
| Mean number of visits for abortion care per clinic per week | 19.7 (11.7) | 8.7 (6.7) | <0.01 |
| Mean number of working abortion providers per shift | 1.3(0.5) | 1.3 (0.7) | 0.99 |
| Service breakdown (% of all visits) | % (n) N = 132910 | % (n) N = 3851 | |
| Abortion care visit | 34.4 (45682) | 49.8 (1918) | <0.01 |
| Contraception-only visit2 | 28.0 (36996) | 18.6 (718) | <0.01 |
| General health counselling | 12.1 (16017) | 10.0 (370) | 0.14 |
| Other | 25.7 (34215) | 22.0 (845) | 0.03 |
| Breakdown of abortion care (% of all abortion visits) | % (n) N = 46544 | % (n) N = 2013 | |
| Surgical procedure | 53.2 (24746) | 49.1 (989) | 0.08 |
| Medical procedure | 44.5 (20726) | 44.8 (901) | 0.92 |
| Post abortion care (PAC) | 2.3 (1072) | 6.1 (123) | |
| - Repeat surgical procedure | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| - Repeat medical procedure | 0.5 (212) | 1.4 (28) | 0.68 |
| - Other PAC follow up | 1.8 (860) | 4.7 (95) | 0.19 |
| Gestation at presentation for abortion care (% of all abortions) | % (n) N = 45682 | % (n) N = 1918 | |
| Under 9 weeks | 94.7 (43271) | 92.1 (1767) | 0.27 |
| 9+ weeks | 5.3 (2411) | 7.9 (151) | 0.27 |
| Client level of education | % (n) N = 132910 | % (n) N = 3851 | |
| None/non-formal | 24.4 (32427) | 19.5 (750) | <0.01 |
| Some primary | 23.9 (31716) | 22.5 (866) | 0.39 |
| Completed primary | 15.2 (20203) | 13.9 (534) | 0.41 |
| Some secondary/vocational/technical | 14.4 (19106) | 15.8 (608) | 0.39 |
| Completed secondary/vocational/technical | 10.7 (14211) | 11.2 (432) | 0.75 |
| Tertiary/higher | 11.4 (15158) | 17.2 (661) | <0.01 |
| Missing | 0.07 (89) | 0 (0) | |
| Age group | % (n) N = 132910 | % (n) N =3851 | |
| <20 years | 4.7 (6234) | 3.6 (138) | <0.01 |
| 20-24 years | 21 (27884) | 20.1 (775) | 0.19 |
| 25-29 years | 31.2 (41415) | 28.8 (1111) | <0.01 |
| 30-34 years | 23.3 (30947) | 23.7 (913) | 0.55 |
| 35-39 years | 13.5 (17929) | 16 (620) | <0.01 |
| 40-44 years | 4.9 (6447) | 6.0 (230) | <0.01 |
| 45-49 years | 1.3 (1703) | 1.5 (56) | 0.31 |
| Missing | 0.3 (351) | 0.2 (8) | |
| Client occupation | % (n) N = 132910 | % (n) N = 3851 | |
| Agriculture | 25.1 (33322) | 22.0 (847) | <0.01 |
| Clerical | 0.7 (917) | 1.0 (39) | 0.03 |
| Professional/technical/management | 1.1 (1494) | 1.2 (47) | 0.48 |
| Sales and services | 7.1 (9487) | 6.3 (244) | 0.05 |
| Skilled manual | 4.2 (5633) | 3.6 (138) | 0.04 |
| Student | 6.1 (8069) | 4.3 (165) | <0.01 |
| Unemployed, not looking for work | 53.0 (70313) | 60.0 (2307) | <0.01 |
| Unskilled manual | 2.7 (3573) | 1.6 (62) | <0.01 |
| Missing | 0.0 (102) | 0.0 (2) |
1
T test used for comparison of means, z test used for comparison of proportions
2
Visit in which contraception was the only service provided