Table 4 Abortion experience of respondents by method in four selected health institutions, Northwest Ethiopia, November 2009
Variable | Medical | MVA |
|---|---|---|
Pregnancy Expelled | 94.4% | 92.5% |
Place of abortion | Â | Â |
   Health facility | 50(21%) | 144(98%) |
   Home | 182(76.5%) | 3(2%) |
   Could not identify location | 4(2.1%) |  |
   Other | 1(0.4%) |  |
Duration of bleeding*(mean ± sd) | 6.7± 5.2 | 3.6± 3.7 |
Side effects | Â | Â |
   Abdominal cramp* | 85.7% | 66% |
   Nausea* | 56.2% | 27.7% |
   Vomiting* | 25.1% | 15.1% |
   Diarrhea | 3.6% | 0.6% |
   Fever | 11.6% | 6.3% |
   Headache | 13.1% | 15.7% |