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Table 4 Actual versus preferred first/only abortion

From: Determinants of women’s preferred and actual abortion provision locations in Nigeria

 

Actual source

Preferred source

 

n (%)

n (%)

Clinical sources

56 (19.0)

210 (77.4)

Government hospital

12 (4.3)

82 (22.6)

Government health center

5 (2.6)

30 (9.7)

Mobile clinic (public)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Family planning clinic

0 (0.0)

4 (1.3)

Private hospital

26 (7.6)

76 (37.2)

Private doctor

13 (4.5)

18 (6.7)

Mobile clinic (private)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Non-clinical sources

199 (81.0)

45 (22.6)

Pharmacy

35 (14.9)

13 (6.6)

Chemist

66 (26.5)

15 (5.9)

Public event

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Fieldworker (private)

2 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

Shop

18 (9.2)

3 (2.1)

Friend/relative

5 (2.2)

1 (0.4)

Healer

23 (7.1)

6 (3.6)

Market

31 (11.5)

3 (1.2)

Other

18 (8.3)

2 (1.1)

Do not know/No response

1 (0.1)

2 (1.8)