TITLE:
Integration of Post Abortion Care Package in the Activity of 56 Health Facilities by the Burkina Faso Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOB)
AUTHORS:
Sibraogo Kiemtoré, Hyacinthe Zamané, Yobi Alexis Sawadogo, Charlemagne Marie Ouédraogo, Dantola Paul Kaïn, Abdoule Azize Diallo, Issa Ouédraogo, Adama Dembélé, Ali Ouédraogo, Blandine Thiéba, Jean Lankoandé
KEYWORDS:
Post-Abortion Care, MVA, Misoprostol, Family Panning, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.6 No.8,
July
8,
2016
ABSTRACT: Introduction: This article is an analysis of post-abortion care in 56
health facilities after their capacity building by the Burkina Faso Society of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOB). Patients and Methods: In
2012, with funds from Safe Abortion Action Fund, the SOGOB trained care providers
and equipped 56 health facilities for post abortion care. Statistical data on
the management of incomplete abortions after the capacity building were
analyzed. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: There were 6316
cases of abortion that have been managed in 56 health facilities. The
evacuation of the uterine contents for incomplete abortion has been provided to
6167 patients. Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) and misoprostol were used
respectively in 69.4% and 26.9% of cases to evacuate uterine content.
Post-treatment complications were 1.8% for MVA and 0.9% for misoprostol (p =
0.004). MVA’s complication rate in the health facilities of the 1st level of care (1.7%) was not different from the third level of care (1.2%) with
p = 0.21. A modern method of contraception was provided after abortion to 65.7%
of the patients. In addition to the post abortion care, 7.3% of the patients
received other reproductive health services. The community was involved in the
development process of post abortion care in the facilities of the first level
of care. Conclusion: The support of health facilities by SOGOB has provided
post abortion care to thousands of women with little complications. Given the
good results, an extension to other health facilities is desirable.