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Table 4 Unmet need for induction of labor and perinatal deaths

From: Unmet need for induction of labor in Africa: secondary analysis from the 2004 - 2005 WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (A cross-sectional survey)

Pregnancy complication

Not Induced

Induced

Unmet Need for Induction (%)

Perinatal deaths

OR (95% CI)

    

Not Induced

Induced

 
    

N

%

N

%

 

Pregnancy induced hypertension (N - 1371)

 1351

 220

  86.0

 161

 11.9

 6

 2.7

0.21 (0.09 – 0.47)

Chronic hypertension (N - 263)

 241

 22

  91.6

 39

 16.2

 1

 4.6

0.25 (0.03 – 1.89)

Pre-eclampsia (N - 974)

 812

 162

  83.4

 122

 15.0

 6

 3.7

0.22 (0.09 – 0.50)

Cardiac/Renal disease (N - 159)

 144

 15

  90.6

 11

 7.6

 0

 0.0

-

Chronic respiratory conditions (N - 307)

 294

 13

  95.8

 16

 5.4

 0

 0.0

-

IUGR (N - 345)

 315

 30

  91.3

 53

 16.8

 3

 10.0

0.55 (0.16 – 1.88)

Diabetes (N - 216)

 186

 30

  86.1

 25

 13.4

 0

 0.0

-

Malaria (N - 915)

 763

 152

  83.4

 175

 22.9

 5

 3.3

0.11 (0.05 – 0.28)

Sickle cell disease (N - 3)

 -

 3

  -

 -

 -

 0

 -

-

Severe anemia (N- 131)

 98

 33

  74.8

 33

 33.7

 2

 6.1

0.13 (0.03 – 0.56)

Vaginal bleeding in second half of pregnancy (N - 148)

 119

 29

  80.4

 79

 66.4

 6

 20.7

0.13 (0.05 – 0.35)

Pyelonphritis/UTI (N-484)

 363

 121

  75.0

 40

 11.0

 2

 1.7

0.14 (0.03 – 0.57)

Other medical conditions (N - 523)

 385

 138

  73.6

 58

 15.1

 4

 2.9

0.17 (0.06 – 0.47)

Post term pregnancy (N - 2232)

 1845

 387

  82.7

 85

 4.6

 16

 4.1

0.89 (0.50 – 1.58)

  1. IUGR – Intra-uterine growth restriction.