Table 2 Women’s acceptability of misoprostol treatment for incomplete abortion by provider
Midwife n(%) N = 565 | Physician n(%) N = 575 | All women n(%) N = 1140 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment experience compared with expectations | |||
Better than expected | 381 (67.4) | 365 (63.5) | 746 (65.4) |
As expected | 158 (28.0) | 172 (29.9) | 330 (29.0) |
Worse than expected | 26 (4.6) | 38 (6.6) | 64 (5.6) |
Patient would recommend the treatment to a friend | |||
Yes | 556 (98.4) | 568 (98.8) | 1124 (98.6) |
No | 9 (1.6) | 7 (1.2) | 16 (1.4) |
Patient would choose the method again | |||
Yes | 552 (97.9) | 566 (98.4) | 1118 (98.2) |
No | 12 (2.1) | 9 (1.6) | 21 (1.8) |
If patient was satisfieda | |||
Yes | 557 (98.6) | 571 (99.3) | 1128 (99.0) |
No | 8 (1.4) | 4 (0.7) | 12 (1.0) |
Overall Acceptabilityb | |||
Acceptable | 534 (94.5) | 537 (93.4) | 1071 (94.0) |
Unacceptable | 31 (5.5) | 38 (6.6) | 69 (6.0) |