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Table 5 Misoprostol distribution and coverage rates (for programs reporting)

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

   Country

Distribution rate (%)

Coverage rate (%)

Afghanistan [24]

96.6

93.8

Bangladesh [34]

66.5

55.7

Ghana [36]

49.1

65.9

Indonesia [37]

54.5

87.9

Kenya [38]

22.5

16.8

Mozambique [39]1

  

 TBA only

25.9

73.5

 ANC only

21.0

16.2

 TBA and ANC

26.7

35.9

Nepal [23]

72.2

Insufficient information

Nigeria [40]

83.6

Insufficient information

Pakistan [41]

86.5

Insufficient information

Tanzania [42]

26.3

29.3

Zambia [43]

40.3

Insufficient information

  1. 1 This program had a different distribution strategy at each of three different sites. To distinguish among approaches, results are presented for each strategy separately.
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