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Table 2 Variations of MVA practice

From: Midwives’ integration of post abortion manual vacuum aspiration in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a mixed methods case study & positive deviance assessment

 

Survey Respondents (n = 102)

Interviewed (n = 27)

Prevalence of MVA

n (%)

n (%)

 1st time since MVA training

21(20.6)

7 (25.9)

 Better since MVA training

14 (13.7)

9 (33.3)

 Never

67 (65.7)

11 (40.7)

Frequency of MVA practice

 One time ever

17 (16.7)

8 (29.6)

 Every 6 months

6 (5.9)

2 (7.4)

 Every month

12 (11.8)

6 (22.2)

 n/a

67 (65.7)

11(40.7)