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Table 2 Mid-level health care providers’ knowledge on definition of abortion, safe abortion and procedures, revised abortion law and post abortion care, Addis Ababa, August 2015

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of health providers towards safe abortion provision in Addis Ababa health centers

Characteristics

No. (%)

Definition of abortion N = 405

Termination of pregnancy < 20 weeks from last normal menstrual cycle (LNMP)

79 (19.5)

Termination of pregnancy < 24 weeks LNMP

13 (3.2)

Termination of pregnancy < 28 weeks LNMP

291 (71.9)

I don’t know

22 (5.4)

Knew safe abortion N = 405

 Yes

361 (89.1)

 No

44 (10.9)

Types of procedures they knewa N = 361

 Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA)

274 (75.9)

 Using mifepristone and misoprostol

288 (79.8)

 Dilation and curettage (D & C)

209 (57.9)

 Evacuation and curettage (E & C)

179 (49.6)

Familiar with the revised abortion law N = 405

 Yes

330 (81.5)

 No

75 (18.5)

Place for terminating pregnancy N = 330

 Equipped health facilities that aren’t authorized to perform the procedure with no trained staff

9 (2.7)

 Non-Equipped health facilities that aren’t authorized to perform the procedure with no trained staff

9 (2.7)

 Equipped health facilities and trained staff authorized to perform the procedure

281 (85.2)

 I don’t know

9 (2.7)

Requirement from a woman for termination of pregnancy due to rape or incest N = 330

Requires to submit evidences

104 (31.5)

Aren’t required to submit evidences

190 (57.6)

 I don’t know

31 (9.4)

Continuation of pregnancy endangers the life of woman or child in state safe abortion permitted N = 330

 Necessarily be in a state of ill health

59 (17.9)

 Shouldn’t necessarily be in ill health

229 (69.4)

 I don’t know

42 (12.7)

The provider has to secure informed consent for procedure using standard consent form N = 330

 True

278 (84.2)

 False

52 (15.8)

Know post abortion care N = 405

 Yes

347 (85.7)

 No

58 (14.3)

  1. aTotal do not add to 100 because of multiple response