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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Perinatol. 2013 Jan 17;30(9):787–794. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1333409

Table 4.

Availability of Medications (%) at Facilities by Geographic Region

Hospital Health clinic
Africa
(n = 10)
Asia
(n = 117)
Latin
America
(n = 9)
Africa
(n = 26)
Asia
(n = 178)
Latin
America
(n = 24)
Antibiotics 89 96 100 68 74 96
Magnesium sulfate 70 52 89 35 24 8
Misoprostol 50 72 22 31 38 4
Oxytocics 80 95 89 58 68 4
Antihypertensives 90 82 89 46 39 8
Anesthetics 50 59 100 19 25 92
Antiseptics 70 97 100 81 91 96
Blood products 20 18 33 19 11 4

Note: This table displays the number (n) of facilities and percent of those with equipment and supplies always available.