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Table 4 Capability to provide basic post-abortion care signal functions among primary-level facilitiesa

From: Health systems’ preparedness to provide post-abortion care: assessment of health facilities in Burkina Faso, Kenya and Nigeria

 

Burkina Faso N = 354(%)

Kenya N = 211 (%)

Nigeria N = 92 (%)

Remove retained products of conception*

90.7

64.7

78.1

Administer parenteral antibiotics*

99.4

93.3

88.4

Administer parenteral uterotonics*

98.6

58.6

81.4

Administer intravenous fluids†

98.9

92

89.2

Has vehicle with fuel to transport patients needing referral†

21.1

12.8

11.8

Has staff capable of undertaking normal deliveries on duty or who are on call for 24 h everyday

93.8

33.7

73.9

Provide at least one modern, short-acting family planning method at time of survey†

72.6

91.0

70.5

  1. *Assessed on the basis of facility reporting if they had ever provided the service; †assessed on the basis of the availability and validity or functionality of a given item (drug or equipment) at the time of survey
  2. a All data are weighted