The magnitude and severity of abortion-related complications: Referral Hospital in Jigawa State, a fragile setting - Results of the AMoCo study

A dearth of evidence on abortion complications in fragile settings limits the understanding of women’s needs in access to comprehensive abortion care in contexts like Jigawa state. This study describes the burden of abortion-related complications and their contributing factors in the maternity ward in an MSF-supported referral hospital in Jigawa state, Nigeria. This evidence brief presents selected results for three components of the AMoCo study (Abortion-related Morbidity and Mortality in Conflict-affected and Fragile Settings):

1. A quantitative observational study of clinical characteristics of women presenting with any type of abortion complications,
2. A quantitative survey with a sub-group of these women who were hospitalized, and
3. A qualitative study among selected women with very severe complications (potentially life-threatening and near-miss complications).