Table 4.
Providers prescribing antenatal corticosteroids in several obstetric situations different from a threatened preterm labor
| |
El Salvador (N=109) |
Mexico (N=59) |
Ecuador (N=64) |
Uruguay (N=121) |
Differences between Countries* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | ||
| Multiple pregnancy |
92/106 |
(86.8) |
33/44 |
(75.0) |
51/59 |
(86.4) |
101/106 |
(95.3) |
- Mexico differs from Uruguay |
| Preterm premature rupture of membranes |
98/106 |
(92.5) |
30/43 |
(69.8) |
46/56 |
(82.1) |
100/106 |
(94.3) |
- Mexico differs from El Salvador and Uruguay |
| Haemorrhage in the second half of pregnancy |
91/106 |
(85.8) |
23/37 |
(62.2) |
38/49 |
(77.6) |
86/106 |
(81.1) |
- No difference between countries |
| Pre-eclampsia |
82/104 |
(78.8) |
22/42 |
(52.4) |
30/47 |
(63.8) |
72/106 |
(67.9) |
- El Salvador differs from Mexico |
| Intrauterine growth restriction |
49/101 |
(48.5) |
17/40 |
(42.5) |
29/48 |
(60.4) |
70/106 |
(66.0) |
- No difference between countries |
| Previous preterm birth |
70/105 |
(66.7) |
24/38 |
(63.2) |
36/52 |
(69.2) |
63/106 |
(59.4) |
- No difference between countries |
| Upper urinary infection |
46/101 |
(45.5) |
16/39 |
(41.0) |
22/45 |
(48.9) |
55/106 |
(51.9) |
- No difference between countries |
| Hypertension |
47/100 |
(47.0) |
16/39 |
(41.0) |
24/44 |
(54.5) |
36/106 |
(34.0) |
- No difference between countries |
| Diabetes |
36/98 |
(36.7) |
10/39 |
(25.6) |
19/45 |
(42.2) |
30/106 |
(28.3) |
- No difference between countries |
| Lower urinary infection |
32/99 |
(32.3) |
16/38 |
(42.1) |
21/44 |
(47.7) |
25/106 |
(23.6) |
- Ecuador differs from Uruguay |
| Asymptomatic bacteriurua | 29/99 | (29.3) | 8/36 | (22.2) | 22/43 | (51.2) | 22/106 | (20.8) | - Ecuador differs from Mexico and Uruguay |
*The Marascuilo test was used to test the differences between countries.