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Table 5 Postabortion care caseloads by PAC capability in public facilities, Ethiopia 2018 and 2020 and Uganda 2018 and 2019

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

 

Ethiopia

2018

2020

% change 2018–2020

 

PAC Capability

 

PAC Capability

 

PAC Capability

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Total number of facilities that provided PAC

259

235

16

8

267

227

29

11

–

–

–

–

Total number of PAC patients treated in the past 12 monthsa

56,898

53,136

1,146

2,616

52,914

45,660

2,232

5,022

–

–

–

–

Average number of PAC patients treated in the last 12 months per facilitya

220.5

227.1

71.6

327

198.2

201.1

77.0

457

–

–

–

–

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Facilities that treated any PAC cases as inpatients in the past month

78.3

77.7

75.0

100.0

71.3

71.8

55.6

100.0

−6.9*

−5.9

−19.4

0.0

Facilities that treated PAC cases referred from elsewhere in the past month

35.6

37.0

7.1

50.0

37.0

37.2

21.7

63.6

1.4

0.2

14.6

13.6

Facilities that referred PAC cases elsewhere in the past month

21.0

20.8

21.4

25.0

15.0

14.5

17.4

18.2

−6.0*

−6.3*

−4.0

− 6.8

Facilities that treated PAC patients with severe complicationsb in the past month

11.1

11.3

0.0

25.0

8.1

8.0

0.0

27.3

−3.0

−3.3

0.0

2.3

 

Uganda

2018

2019

% change 2018–2019

 

PAC Capability

 

PAC Capability

 

PAC Capability

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Overall

Less than basic

Basic

Comprehensive

Total number of facilities that provided PAC

166

142

17

7

174

143

21

10

–

–

–

–

Total number of PAC patients treated in the past 12 monthsa

23,268

18,846

1,752

2,670

26,874

22,482

2,304

2,088

–

–

–

–

Average number of PAC patients treated in the last 12 months per facilitya

147.3

139.6

109.5

381.4

155.3

158.3

109.7

208.8

–

–

–

–

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Facilities that treated any PAC cases as inpatients in the past month

89.0

87.1

100.0

100.0

86.3

84.8

95.0

90.0

−2.7

−2.3

−5.0

−10.0

Facilities that treated PAC cases referred from elsewhere in the past month

48.9

47.4

57.1

57.1

39.9

40.0

33.3

60.0

−9.0

−7.4

−23.8

2.9

Facilities that referred PAC cases elsewhere in the past month

29.4

29.3

38.5

14.3

27.3

27.4

36.8

0.0

−2.1

−1.9

−1.6

−14.3

Facilities that treated PAC patients with severe complicationsb in the past month

10.3

8.7

14.3

28.6

8.2

5.8

15.8

28.6

−2.1

− 2.9

1.5

0.0

  1. aAmong all facilities that reported providing PAC in either round
  2. bComplications that included a perforated uterus or gut requiring laparotomy, intensive care unit admission, or organ failure
  3. * p < 0.1