Providers’ perspectives on denial of abortion care in Nepal: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Profile of sampled respondents

Background characteristics	Physician		Mid-level		Total
Background characteristics	%	n	%	n	%	n
Current age (in years)
Mean (SD)	43 (10.7)	36	41 (10.9)	70	42 (10.7)	106
Range (min-max)	26–69	36	22–60	70	22–69	106
Sex
Male	44	16	4	3	18	19
Female	56	20	96	67	82	87
Years of experience
< 5	19	7	11.4	8	14.2	15
5–10	17	6	16	11	16	17
More than 10 years	64	23	73	51	70	74
Mean (SD)	16 (10.5)	36	18 (10.6)	70	17 (10.6)	106
Level of education
Obs/Gyns	61	22	–	–	21	22
Other physicians	39	14			13	14
Mid-level providers (nurses, auxiliary nurse midwives, and counselors)	–	–	100	70	66	70
Location of facility
Urban	100	36	83	58	89	94
Rural	–	–	17	12	11	12
Types of facility
Public district and above level hospital	11	4	11	8	11	12
Private hospitals and NGO clinics	83	30	39	27	54	57
Primary health care centers and health posts	6	2	50	35	35	37
Received formal training on safe abortion service (on any methods of abortion)
Yes	89	32	77	54	81	86
No	11	4	23	16	19	20
Received training on incomplete abortion or pregnancy complications
Yes	81	29	37	26	52	55
No	19	7	63	44	48	51
Total	100	36	100	70	100	106

ISSN: 1742-4755