Integration of Post Abortion Care Package in the Activity of 56 Health Facilities by the Burkina Faso Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOB)

Introduction: This article is an analysis of post-abortion care in 56health facilities after their capacity building by the Burkina Faso Society ofObstetricians and Gynecologists (SOGOB). Patients and Methods: In2012, with funds from Safe Abortion Action Fund, the SOGOB trained care providersand equipped 56 health facilities for post abortion care. Statistical data onthe management of incomplete abortions after the capacity building wereanalyzed. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: There were 6316cases of abortion that have been managed in 56 health facilities. Theevacuation of the uterine contents for incomplete abortion has been provided to6167 patients. Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) and misoprostol were usedrespectively in 69.4% and 26.9% of cases to evacuate uterine content.Post-treatment complications were 1.8% for MVA and 0.9% for misoprostol (p =0.004). MVA’s complication rate in the health facilities of the 1st level of care (1.7%) was not different from the third level of care (1.2%) withp = 0.21. A modern method of contraception was provided after abortion to 65.7%of the patients. In addition to the post abortion care, 7.3% of the patientsreceived other reproductive health services. The community was involved in thedevelopment process of post abortion care in the facilities of the first levelof care. Conclusion: The support of health facilities by SOGOB has providedpost abortion care to thousands of women with little complications. Given thegood results, an extension to other health facilities is desirable.