Post-Abortion Care Costing Study, Uganda, 2011-2012 Archival Version

These data come from a survey of 1,338 women who received post-abortion care at 39 Ugandan health facilities. This dataset contains information on treatment costs, on the impact of abortion complications on children in the household, on the productivity of the respondent and other household members, and on changes in their economic circumstances. It also contains data collected via survey from the medical care provider. The final file includes 420 female patients, who responded to both the initial and follow-up interviews, and were classified as certainly, probably or possibly having had an induced abortion. The purpose of this study was to examine the economic cost of unsafe abortion in Uganda. The study consisted of an initial interview with post-abortion care patients, a follow-up interview with a subset of the initial respondents, and interviews with health care personnel. The final dataset (n=420) has 939 variables covering patient demographics; facility type and care received; economic situation and impacts; and household members and contents. None. Response Rates: Initial patient interview: 97%. Follow-up interview: 71%. Provider interview: 100%. Presence of Common Scales: Several Likert-type scales were used. 39 health facilities were selected to represent Uganda's various regions and levels of health care. Datasets: DS1: Post-Abortion Care Costing Study, Uganda, 2011-2012 Ugandan women who were currently in a health facility receiving treatment for an abortion complication. Smallest Geographic Unit: Country face-to-face interview