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Table 3 Types of misoprostol distribution and administration

From: Misoprostol for postpartum hemorrhage prevention at home birth: an integrative review of global implementation experience to date

Distribution and administration feature (multiple possible)

N of programs (total = 18)

% of programs

Distribution timing

  

 Any ANC visit (>12 weeks)

4

22.2

 Late pregnancy ANC visit (>28 weeks)

3

16.7

 Late pregnancy home visit  (28–32 weeks)

5

27.8

 At home birth

9

50.0

Distributing cadre

  

 CHW1

6

33.3

 TBA

73

38.9

 Health workers2/ANC providers

7

38.9

  Other (family planning field worker, community drug keeper)

2

11.1

Administration method

  

 Self

11

61.1

 TBA

8

44.4

 CHW

1

5.6

 SBA4

2

16.7

  1. 1 Includes female community health volunteers in Nepal and community-based lady health workers in Population Council’s Pakistan program.
  2. 2 Includes auxiliary nurse midwives in India.
  3. 3 One program with 99.6% CHW distribution and only 0.4% TBA distribution was considered to be CHW distribution only.
  4. 4 This category also includes two types of semi-skilled health workers: auxiliary nurse midwives in India and community midwives in Kenya.
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