INDICATORS

Quality Domain:

Technical Competence

Sub-Domain:

Technical Skills

Definition:

The provider has adequate knowledge to competently complete each step of the surgical abortion procedure.

Purpose:

Quality abortion care requires providers to possess the knowledge required to perform each step of a surgical abortion in order to ensure the service is safe and effective. his indicator serves as a proxy for provider observation. *

Indicator Applicability:

Health Facilities

Justification for Inclusion:

Expert review panel

Quality Threshold:

A health facility is considered as meeting this indicator’s quality threshold if 80% or more of providers are found competent in surgical abortion procedures.

Data Source:

• For health facilities offering surgical abortion: Health Facility Provider Survey questions HF229 to HF232, HF235, and HF237

Details:

The proportion of providers who answered with the following response pattern:

1. Response option 2 for HF229
2. Response option 2 for HF230a
3. Response option 2 for HF230b
4. Response option 1 for HF230c
5. Response option 2 for HF231a
6. Response option 1 for HF231b
7. Response option 2 for HF231c
8. Response option 1 for HF231d
9. Response option 2 for HF231e
10. Response option 2 for HF232
11. Response option 2 for HF235
12. Response option 1 for HF237

*While direct provider observation can be a powerful indicator of clinical competence, it is frequently costly and time-consuming. Managers interested in further evaluating technical competence may use findings from this indicator to inform further clinical skills evaluation.