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Table 1 Onset of labor by country

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)

Country/Region

Spontaneous onset of labor

Induction of labor

No labor

Total

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Angola

6003

93.5

322

5.0

97

1.5

6422

*DRC

8404

93.3

462

5.1

142

1.6

9008

Algeria

13795

86.8

1073

6.8

1019

6.4

15887

Kenya

18813

92.6

792

3.9

720

3.5

20325

Niger

8279

98.2

118

1.4

38

0.5

8435

Nigeria

8249

89.8

577

6.3

364

4.0

9190

Uganda

13422

95.2

356

2.5

323

2.3

14101

Africa

76965

92.3

3700

4.4

2703

3.2

83368

  1. *DRC - Democratic Republic of Congo.