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Table 2 Distribution of clinical characteristics by delivery mode following labor induction

From: Prevalence and risk factors for caesarean delivery following labor induction at a tertiary hospital in North Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study (2000–2015)

Characteristic

Total (N = 1088)

Caesarean delivery n (%)

Vaginal deliver n (%)

Chi-square p-value

Gestational age

 Term

632 (58.09)

198 (68.04)

434 (54.45)

< 0.001

 Preterm

321 (29.50)

45 (15.46)

276 (34.63)

 Post term

63 (5.79)

31 (10.65)

32 (4.02)

 Missing

72 (6.62)

17 (5.84)

55 (6.90)

Indications for IOL

 PROM

123 (11.31)

12 (4.12)

111 (13.93)

< 0.001

 Post dates

965 (88.69)

279 (95.88)

686 (86.07)

Methods of Induction

 Amniotomy

1 (0.09)

1 (0.34)

0 (0.00)

< 0.001*

 Oxytocin

893 (82.08)

250 (85.91)

643 (80.68)

 Prostaglandins

142 (13.05)

21 (7.22)

121 (15.18)

 Missing

52 (4.78)

19 (6.53)

33 (4.14)

Parity

 Primiparity

573 (52.67)

181 (62.20)

392 (49.18)

< 0.001

 Multiparity

515 (47.33)

110 (37.80)

405 (50.82)

Body Mass Index

 Underweight

167 (15.35)

39 (13.40)

128 (16.06)

0.226

 Normal

360 (33.09)

108 (37.11)

252 (31.62)

 Overweight

199 (18.29)

52 (17.87)

147 (18.44)

 Obese

288 (26.47)

72 (24.74)

216 (27.10)

 Missing

74 (6.80)

20 (6.87)

54 (6.78)

Birthweights

 Low

368 (33.82)

54 (18.56)

314 (39.40)

< 0.001

 Normal

523 (48.07)

161 (55.33)

362 (45.42)

 High

197 (18.11)

76 (26.12)

121 (15.18)

  1. PROM Pre-labor rupture of membrane, IOL Induction of labor
  2. *Fisher’s exact p-value