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Table 2 Time delays for emergency cesarean section in Rwanda

From: Longer travel time to district hospital worsens neonatal outcomes: a retrospective cross-sectional study of the effect of delays in receiving emergency cesarean section in Rwanda

Type of Delay

n

%

Duration of labor before hospital admission (hours) (N = 279)

 < 12

83

29.7

 12 to <24

108

38.7

 24 to <36

46

16.5

 ≥ 36

42

15.1

Travel time from HC to DH (minutes) (N = 356)

 HC located on the same compound as the DH (<30)

91

25.6

 30 to <60

159

44.7

 60 to <90

45

12.6

 ≥ 90

61

17.1

Time from admission to surgery (hours) (N = 370)

 ≤ 5

178

48.1

 > 5 to ≤10

55

14.9

  > 10 to ≤15

37

10.0

 > 15

100

27.0

Decision to delivery interval (minutes) (N = 338)

 < 30

50

14.8

 ≥ 30

288

85.2

  1. HC Health Center
  2. DH District Hospital