Usual hospital care versus post-abortion care for women with unsafe abortion: a case control study from Sri Lanka

Table 3 Comparison of the care on contraception provided by different staff categories to women with unsafe abortion (Cases = 171) and postpartum women following an unintended term delivery (TUP-controls = 600)

Care related to contraception	Ward staff category (%)^#
		Doctor		Nurse		Midwife
	Cases	TUP	Cases	TUP	Cases	TUP
Seen at discharge	59.1	50.0^*	17.5	21.7	0.6	24.7^**
Provided information on:
• Risk of another unwanted pregnancy	27.5	12.8^**	8.8	2.5^**	0.6	1.8
• Use of contraception to prevent future unwanted pregnancies	22.2	27.3	7.0	11.0	0.0	9.0
• Currently available methods	14.0	24.3^**	3.5	10.3^**	0.0	8.7^**
• Places to purchase/obtain these methods	13.5	24.7^**	2.3	13.3^**	0.0	8.5^**
Provided opportunities to clarify doubts	12.3	22.8^**	2.3	7.5^*	0.0	8.0^**
Was helpful in deciding future contraception	13.5	21.3^*	2.9	6.8	0.0	7.8^**

^#All percentages were calculated out of 171 in the unsafe abortion (cases) group and 600 in the unintended term pregnancy (TUP-controls) group.
*p < 0.05.
**p < 0.001.

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