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Table 3 Percent (and exact binomial confidence intervals) of attempts to purchase uterotonic drugs in which a prescription was requested by assigned drug and district

From: Accessibility and potency of uterotonic drugs purchased by simulated clients in four districts in India

 

Bagalkot, Karnataka

Hassan, Karnataka

Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh

 

P

N

% and 95% CI

P

N

% and 95% CI

P

N

% and 95% CI

P

N

% and 95% CI

Oxytocin

0

62

0 (0 – 5.8)*

3

61

4.9 (1.0 – 13.7)

10

50

20.0 (10.0 – 33.7)

4

50

8.0 (2.2 – 19.2)

Methylergometrine

3

77

3.9 (1.0 – 11.0)

4

69

5.8 (1.6 – 14.2)

2

50

4.0 (0.5 – 13.7)

11

50

22.0 (11.5 – 36.0)

Misprosotol

1

43

2.3 (0.1 – 12.3)

4

44

9.1 (2.5 – 21.7)

1

50

2.0 (0.1 – 10.6)

22

50

44.0 (30.0 – 58.7)

Epidocin

1

46

2.2 (0.1 – 11.5)

3

45

6.7 (1.4 – 18.3)

0

50

0 (0 – 5.8)*

13

50

26.0 (14.6 – 40.3)

  1. *one-sided 97.5% confidence interval.