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Table 1 Demographics of women receiving ESM-UBT device

From: Safety of a condom uterine balloon tamponade (ESM-UBT) device for uncontrolled primary postpartum hemorrhage among facilities in Kenya and Sierra Leone

 

Kenya

Sierra Leone

Total

Patients (%)

154 (76.6)

47 (23.4)

201

Age, mean (range)

27.1 (16–44)

25.8 (16–41)

26.8 (16–44)

Prior pregnancies, median (range)

2 (0–13)

2 (0–7)

2 (0–13)

Prior deliveries, median (range)

2 (0–13)

2 (0–7)

2 (0–13)

Living children, median (range)

2 (0–13)

2 (0–5)

2 (0–13)

Location of delivery, n (%):

 Home

17/146 (11.6)

0 (0.0)

17/193 (8.8)

 Facility

129/146 (88.4)

47 (100.0)

176/193 (91.2)

Level of provider placing UBT, n (%)a:

 Total

145/192 (75.5)

47/192 (24.5)

192

 Doctor

43 (29.7)

3 (6.4)

46 (24.0)

 Clinical officer/ clinical health officer

16 (11.0)

4 (8.5)

20 (10.4)

 Midwife

86 (59.3)

12 (25.5)

98 (51.0)

 State-controlled community health nurse

N/A

10 (21.3)

10 (5.2)

 Maternal child health aide

N/A

18 (38.3)

18 (9.4)

Mode of delivery, n (%):

 Vaginal delivery

148/154 (96.1)

47 (100.0)

195/201 (97.0)

 Cesarean section

6/154 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

6/201 (3.0)

  1. a Kenya designations: doctor, clinical officer, nurse. Sierra Leone designations: doctor, clinical health officer, midwife, state controlled community health nurse, maternal child health aide