Pain, side effects and satisfaction with the abortion procedure
| Variable | Total (n=306) | Uzbekistan (n=134) | Ukraine (n=172) |
| n=297 | n=131 | n=166 | |
| Maximum pain score (median (range))* | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–5) |
| GA 13–18 weeks | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) |
| GA 19–22 weeks | 4 (1–7) | 5 (2–7) | 4 (1–7) |
| Acceptability of pain (n (%)) | n=305 | n=134 | n=171 |
| Acceptable/very acceptable | 232 (76.1) | 96 (71.6) | 136 (79.5) |
| Neutral | 51 (16.7) | 34 (25.4) | 17 (9.9) |
| Unacceptable/very unacceptable | 22 (7.2) | 4 (3.0) | 18 (10.5) |
| Side effects (n (%)) | n=305 | n=134 | n=171 |
| None | 15 (4.9) | 5 (3.7) | 10 (5.8) |
| Chills | 149 (48.9) | 59 (44.0) | 90 (52.6) |
| Nausea | 127 (41.6) | 39 (29.1) | 88 (51.5) |
| Fever | 108 (35.4) | 32 (23.9) | 76 (44.4) |
| Weakness | 80 (26.2) | 37 (27.6) | 43 (25.1) |
| Diarrhoea | 73 (23.9) | 26 (19.4) | 47 (27.5) |
| Vomiting | 66 (21.6) | 24 (17.9) | 42 (24.6) |
| Dizziness | 21 (6.9) | 10 (7.5) | 11 (6.4) |
| Headache | 9 (3.0) | 4 (3.0) | 5 (2.9) |
| Acceptability of side effects (n (%)) | n=290 | n=129 | n=161 |
| Acceptable/very acceptable | 258 (89.0) | 110 (85.3) | 148 (91.9) |
| Neutral | 28 (9.7) | 19 (14.7) | 9 (5.6) |
| Unacceptable/very unacceptable | 4 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.5) |
| Satisfaction with abortion procedure (n (%)) | n=305 | n=134 | n=171 |
| Satisfied/very satisfied | 274 (89.8) | 113 (84.3) | 161 (94.2) |
| Neutral | 29 (9.5) | 21 (15.7) | 8 (4.7) |
| Unsatisfied | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) |
*Scale of 1–7.
GA, gestational age.