Postabortion and safe abortion care coverage, capacity, and caseloads during the global gag rule policy period in Ethiopia and Uganda

Table 1 Signal functions used to classify postabortion care (PAC) and safe abortion care (SAC) capability

	PAC Capability		SAC Capability
	Basic	Comprehensive	Basic	Comprehensive
Perform removal of retained products^a	X	X
Perform manual vacuum aspiration or electric vacuum aspiration			X	X
Provide medication abortion using mifepristone + misoprostol or misoprostol alone			X	X
Administer parenteral antibiotics^b	X	X
Administer uterotonics^b	X	X
Administer intravenous fluids^b	X	X
Provide at least one short-acting contraceptive (condoms, pills or injectables)^c	X	X	X	X
Provide at least one long-acting reversible contraceptive (IUDs or implants)^d		X		X
Offer family planning at least once per week			X	X
Offer family planning 7 days a week	X	X
Perform blood transfusion^b		X
Surgical/laparotomy capability^b		X
Perform dilation and evacuation				X
Has 1+ staff capable of providing PAC available^e	X	X
Has 1+ staff capable of providing SAC available^f			X	X

^aIncludes manual/electric vacuum aspiration (MVA/EVA), or misoprostol alone or mifepristone + misoprostol. For MVA/EVA, must have functional equipment at the time of the survey. For mifepristone/misoprostol, medication must be in stock at the time of the survey
^bBased on facility reporting that they provide the service
^cBased on at least one method being in stock at the time of the survey
^dBased on at least one method being in stock at the time of the survey and availability of trained staff
^eIn Ethiopia – Doctors, nurse/midwives, health officers, health extension workers. In Uganda – Doctors, nurse/midwives, clinical officers
^fIn Ethiopia – Doctors, nurse/midwives, or health officers

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