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Table 1 Abortion method, abortion provider and place of abortion

From: Unsafe abortion in rural Tanzania – the use of traditional medicine from a patient and a provider perspective

 

N =125

%

Method

  MVA/D&C

46

38.0

  Catheter

16

13.2

  Roots

10

8.3

  Plant species, vaginal

16

13.2

  Plant species, oral

26

21.5

  Other

7

5.8

  Missing

4

 

Provider

  Patient/family

33

27.0

  Traditional healer

22

18.0

  Midlevel providera

50

41.0

  Doctorb

17

13.9

  Missing

3

 

Place

  Public hospital

19

15.7

  Private hospital

21

17.4

  Health center

13

10.7

  Private house

68

56.2

  Missing

4

 
  1. aNursemidwife, clinical officer.
  2. bAssistant medical officer, medical officer.
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