Among postabortion patients (treated for complications of induced abortion or miscarriage) per cent estimated by facility respondents to be treated for specific types of complications, by state, 2015
Type of complication* | Assam | Bihar | Gujarat | Madhya Pradesh | Tamil Nadu | Uttar Pradesh |
Incomplete abortion from MA | 65 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 59 |
Incomplete abortion from any other procedure | 17 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Prolonged/abnormal bleeding | 15 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 27 | 32 |
Infection of uterus/surrounding areas | 4 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Injury/perforation/laceration | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Sepsis | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
Shock | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
*A patient may have more than one type of complication; the per cent values do not sum to 100% for each state.
MA, medication abortion.