Sjöstrand M, Quist V, Jacobson A, Bergström S, Rogo K O
Department of Geriatrics, Valla Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
East Afr Med J. 1995 May;72(5):325-32.
In Nairobi, 281 women presenting with alleged miscarriage were subdivided in the following subgroups, 91 spontaneous abortions (group 1), 152 suspected induced abortions (group 2) and 38 admittedly induced abortions (group 3). In the statistical analysis women in group 1 were compared with women from groups 2 and 3 combined (here referred to as group 4). Group 4 differed significantly from group 1 in the following respects: they were younger (p = 0.03) although they had previously born more babies (p = 0.008), lived more often together with their parents (p = 0.024), were less often married (p = 0.000012), worked more often as housewives (p = 0.00079), and lived in bigger households (p = 0.000015). No significant differences were encountered regarding religious beliefs. Group 4 women were more informed about contraceptives than group 1 (p = 0.04), particularly regarding injectables (p = 0.000096) and oral contraceptives (p = 0.0013) but also intra uterine devices (p = 0.024). Almost 90% of group 4 women indicated post abortion contraceptive interest, while only 1/3 of group 1 women did so. Group 3 women needed extensive parenteral treatment with a total hospital treatment cost amounting to 300 times that of group 1. The total cost of intravenous infusions was almost 10 times as high in group 3 as in group 1. The total number of days in hospital was significantly higher in group 4 than in group 1 (p = 0.0098).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
在内罗毕，281名声称流产的女性被分为以下亚组：91例自然流产（第1组），152例疑似人工流产（第2组）和38例确认人工流产（第3组）。在统计分析中，将第1组的女性与第2组和第3组合并的女性（以下称为第4组）进行比较。第4组在以下方面与第1组有显著差异：她们更年轻（p = 0.03），尽管她们之前生育的孩子更多（p = 0.008），与父母同住的情况更常见（p = 0.024），结婚的比例更低（p = 0.000012），更多是家庭主妇（p = 0.00079），且生活在更大的家庭中（p = 0.000015）。在宗教信仰方面未发现显著差异。第4组的女性比第1组的女性对避孕方法了解更多（p = 0.04），特别是关于注射剂（p = 0.000096）和口服避孕药（p = 0.0013），还有宫内节育器（p = 0.024）。几乎90%的第4组女性表示有流产后避孕的意愿，而第1组只有三分之一的女性有此意愿。第3组的女性需要广泛的肠外治疗，医院总治疗费用是第1组的300倍。第3组静脉输液的总费用几乎是第1组的10倍。第4组的住院总天数显著高于第1组（p = 0.0098）。（摘要截断于250字）
