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Table 3 Methods participants used to abort pregnancies (n = 47)

From: Abortion experiences among Zanzibari women: a chain-referral sampling study

 

First methoda

Final methodb

Method of termination

N

(%)

N

(%)

Hospital

15

(32)

20

(43)

Medical worker’s house

4

(9)

5

(11)

Henna root alone

5

(11)

5

(11)

Strong black tea alone

2

(4)

1

(2)

Tetracycline alone

1

(2)

1

(2)

Combo: Henna root, strong black tea

4

(9)

1

(2)

Combo: Henna root, strong black tea, traditional medicinec

3

(6)

3

(6)

Combo: Henna root, strong black tea, tetracycline

1

(2)

1

(2)

Combo: strong black tea, chloroquine

1

(2)

1

(2)

Combo: traditional medicinec, strong black tea

5

(11)

5

(11)

Traditional medicinec

6

(13)

4

(9)

  1. afirst method includes participants for whom this method succeeded or failed
  2. bfinal method count excludes participants who used this method but were not successful with it; final method count includes participants who used this method successfully after failing a different first method
  3. cincluding a variety of herb and plants, for example: Plectranthus spp, papaya tree root, cassava plant leaves, mango tree seeds, garlic, ground chalk, and lime tree root