Table 1

Actual versus expected numbers of self-managed abortion requests in the ‘after’ period for each country included in the study

CountryActual requests, before periodActual requests, after periodExpected requests, after periodPercent change over baseline trend
(95% CI)
P value
Portugal113414.2139.0 (54.5 to 385.7)<0.001
Italy6035331.667.9 (23.3 to 152.4)<0.001
Hungary27911383.235.8 (11.9 to 71.2)<0.001
Malta1626952.331.9 (3.0 to 76.9)<0.001
Northern Ireland (UK)9849775.828.0 (4.3 to 64.4)0.001
Germany620465467.1−0.5 (−9.0 to 9.2)0.798
The Netherlands3174750.9−7.7 (−28.8 to 27.0)0.458
Great Britain6018.1−87.6(–92.9 to –66.7)<0.001