Characteristics of Canadian facilities offering first-trimester MA services in 2012 who responded to the 2013 cross-sectional survey of abortion provision in the United States and Canada (administrator survey): N = 20.
CHARACTERISTICS | FACILITIES OFFERING MA, N (%) | ESTIMATED NO. OF FIRST-TRIMESTER MA IN 2012 | ESTIMATED NO. OF FIRST-TRIMESTER MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ABORTIONS IN 2012 | PROPORTION OF FIRST-TRIMESTER ABORTIONS THAT WERE MA IN 2012 |
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Clinic size | ||||
• Small (< 500 abortions per y) | 9 (45.0) | 112 | 1044 | 10.7 |
• Medium (500–1000 abortions per y) | 4 (20.0) | 100 | 3251 | 3.1 |
• Large (> 1000 abortions per y) | 7 (35.0) | 2494 | 21 915 | 11.4 |
Region where site is located | ||||
• Atlantic Canada* | 0 (0.0) | NA | NA | NA |
• British Columbia | 7 (35.0) | 2242 | 8090 | 27.7 |
• Ontario | 2 (10.0) | 101 | 2767 | 3.7 |
• Quebec | 5 (25.0) | 62 | 2821 | 2.2 |
• Prairies | 4 (20.0) | 274 | 12 099 | 2.3 |
• Territories | 2 (10.0) | 27 | 433 | 6.2 |
Facility type | ||||
• Private office or ambulatory health centre† | 11 (55.0) | 2520 | 21 279 | 11.8 |
• Hospital affiliated | 9 (45.0) | 186 | 4931 | 3.8 |
Total | 20 (100.0) | 2706 | 26 210 | 10.3 |