Table 2

The use of manual vacuum aspiration in the months before and after the intervention*

Intervention group
(n=3143)		Control group
(n=1178)
Jan–March 20167.8 (5.8–10.3)1.0 (0.1–3.4)
April–June 201612.0 (9.5–15.0)1.1 (0.1–4.0)
July–Sep 20167.4 (5.4–9.8)0.5 (0.0–2.7)
Oct–Dec 201610.9 (8.6-3-6)1.4 (0.4–3.5)
Jan–March 201729.1 (25.9–32.5)†4.0 (2.1–6.9)‡

  • *Data are % (95% CI).

  • †P value for linear trend <0.001.

  • ‡P value for linear trend <0.05.