Table 1 Average probabilities of induced abortion consequences, complications and treatment

Induced abortion provider

Trained

0.56 (0.38, 0.92)

[6, 28]

Untrained

0.44 (0.21, 0.52)

[6, 28]

Trained provider

Doctor

0.36 (0.29, 0.43)

[6, 28]

Clinical officer

0.30 (0.24, 0.37)

[6, 28]

Nurse/Midwife

0.34 (0.27, 0.41)

[6, 28]

Untrained provider

Dispenser

0.16 (0.13, 0.19)

[6, 28]

Lay practitioner

0.50 (0.40, 0.60)

[6, 28]

Self-induction

0.34 (0.27, 0.41)

[6, 28]

Induced abortion failure

Trained provider

0.0005 (0.0002, 0.0007)

[29–31]

Untrained provider

0.17 (0.14, 0.21)

Primary study

Complications

Doctor

0.25 (0.17, 0.32)

[6, 28]

Clinical officer

0.45 (0.33, 0.48)

[6, 28]

Nurse/Midwife

0.42 (0.35, 0.43)

[6, 28]

Dispenser

0.50 (0.45, 0.52)

[6, 28]

Lay practitioner

0.66 (0.60, 0.68)

[6, 28]

Self-induction

0.73 (0.66, 0.75)

[6, 28]

Treatment of complications

Hospital treatment

0.44 (0.35, 0.52)

[28]

Out-patient treatment

0.56 (0.45, 0.68)

[28]

Access to care

0.67 (0.51, 0.83)

[6, 28]

Abortion mortality

In-hospital

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

[10, 19]

Community

0.05 (0.03, 0.07)

Assumption

Failed abortion (Pregnancy)

Births

0.87 (0.69, 1.00)

[6, 34–36]

Miscarriage (13-22 weeks)

0.03 (0.02, 0.04)

[6, 34–36]

Miscarriage (< 13 weeks)

0.10 (0.08, 0.12)

Assumption

Hospital delivery

0.39 (0.23, 0.58)

[13]

Perinatal mortality

In-hospital

0.007 (0.005, 0.008)

[37]

Community

0.013 (0.011, 0.016)

Assumption