Table 2 Characteristics of abortion experiences reported by women in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire, during first or only attempt
Nigeria | Côte d'Ivoire | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Abortion characteristics | (N = 1144) | (N = 347) | ||
Method | ||||
Surgery | 317 | 27.9 | 110 | 31.7 |
Mifepristone and/or misoprostol | 72 | 6.3 | 13 | 3.7 |
Other pills | 303 | 26.6 | 69 | 19.9 |
Injection | 133 | 11.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
Traditional methods/other | 313 | 27.5 | 153 | 44.1 |
Source | ||||
Public facility | 117 | 10.3 | 59 | 17.0 |
Private facility | 366 | 32.2 | 85 | 24.5 |
Pharmacy/chemist | 336 | 29.6 | 17 | 4.9 |
Other | 318 | 28.0 | 186 | 53.6 |
Tried multiple things | ||||
Yes | 241 | 21.2 | 63 | 18.2 |
No | 898 | 78.8 | 284 | 81.8 |
Abortion was most unsafea | ||||
Yes | 585 | 51.6 | 196 | 56.5 |
No | 549 | 48.4 | 151 | 43.5 |
Years since abortion (mean, SD) | 6.4 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 7.0 |
Partner involvement in abortion experience | ||||
No involvement | 439 | 38.4 | 191 | 55.0 |
Involved in one way only: | ||||
Spoke to partner about decision to terminate | 248 | 21.7 | 88 | 25.4 |
Method and/or source selection | 32 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.7 |
Involved in multiple ways | 425 | 37.2 | 62 | 17.9 |