Table 2 Actual first/only abortion provider and preferred provider among all respondents (N = 1144)
From: Determinants of women’s preferred and actual abortion provision locations in Nigeria
Actual source | Preferred source | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Clinical sources | 483 (45.0) | 637 (55.6) |
Government hospital | 85 (7.3) | 155 (10.6) |
Government health center | 30 (2.2) | 55 (3.5) |
Family planning clinic | 1 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) |
Mobile clinic (public) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) |
Private hospital | 265 (25.7) | 315 (31.1) |
Private doctor | 98 (9.3) | 103 (9.7) |
Mobile clinic (private) | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) |
Non-clinical sources | 661 (55.0) | 507 (44.4) |
Pharmacy | 128 (12.8) | 106 (11.3) |
Chemist | 208 (17.3) | 157 (13.5) |
Public event | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |
Fieldworker (private) | 8 (0.8) | 6 (0.6) |
Shop | 53 (5.0) | 38 (3.7) |
Friend/relative | 27 (2.4) | 23 (2.0) |
Healer | 67 (4.1) | 50 (3.5) |
Market | 96 (7.1) | 68 (5.2) |
Other | 60 (4.6) | 44 (3.3) |
Do not know/no response | 13 (0.9) | 14 (1.2) |