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Characteristic Family Medicine (n = 138) Specialty Reproductive Health (n = 828) Age (mean years [SD]) 26.6 (6.5) 26.1 (5.8) Educational level <High school 13 (9.4) 61 (7.3) High school graduate* 49 (35.5) 461 (55.7) University graduate* 60 (43.5) 248 (30.0) Postgraduate degree* 13 (9.4) 38 (4.6) Unknown 3 (2.2) 20 (2.4) Previous abortions 67 (48.6) 403 (48.7) Gravidity* (median [Q1-Q3]) 2 (1–4) 3 (1–4) Gestational age* (days [SD]) 48.3 (9.2) 50.1 (8.1) Lost to follow-up 13 (9.4) 79 (9.5) Values provided as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
* P < .05.
Outcome Family Medicine (n = 116) (n [%]) Specialty Reproductive Health (n = 731) (n [%]) P Risk Ratio (95% CI) Success 111 (95.7) 683 (93.4) .351 1.02 (0.98–1.07) Reason for surgical intervention Ongoing pregnancy 2 (1.7) 17 (2.3) 1.000* 0.74 (0.17–3.17) Persistent sac 2 (1.2) 12 (1.6) 1.000* 1.05 (0.24–4.63) Medically necessary 0 (0.0) 19 (2.6) .094* N/A Patient request 1 (0.9) 0 (0.0) .137* N/A Administered second dose of misoprostol 8 (6.9) 18 (2.5) .018 2.80 (1.25–6.29) * Fischer's 2-sided exact test.
Family Medicine(n = 116) Specialty Reproductive Health(n = 731) P Satisfaction with procedure 104 (91.2) 663 (92.0) .792 Procedure not/slightly difficult 71 (62.3) 520 (72.1) .032 Pain acceptable 76 (66.7) 480 (66.6) .984 Side effects acceptable 87 (76.3) 530 (73.5) .526 Time to completion acceptable 92 (80.7) 601 (83.4) .483 Values provided as n (%).
* Satisfied means that women reported that the procedure was either very satisfactory or satisfactory. Acceptable means that women reported side effects, pain, or time of procedure as either acceptable or very acceptable.
