Table 5. Mode of induction of labour, by region.
| African countries | Asian countries | |
| N, % | N,% | |
| All inductions | 3,700 | 13,157 |
| Oxytocin onlya | 1697 (45.9) | 4147 (31.5) |
| Misoprostol/other prostaglandins onlya | 542 (14.6) | 2083 (15.8) |
| Non-drug methods onlya , b | 131 (3.5) | 1586 (12.1) |
| Oxytocin plus misoprostol/other prostaglandins onlya | 145 (3.9) | 626 (4.8) |
| Oxytocin plus non-drug methods onlya , b | 747 (20.2) | 3711 (28.2) |
| Misoprostol/other prostaglandins plus non-drug methodsa , b | 73 (2.0) | 235 (1.8) |
| Oxytocin plus misoprostol/other prostaglandins plus non-drug methodsa , b | 123 (3.3) | 504 (3.8) |
| None/othera | 229 (6.2) | 262 (2.0) |
| Missinga | 13 (0.4) | 3 (0.0) |
a
percentage is calculated by (number of inductions by [mode]/all inductions) * 100.
b
non-drug methods only includes any one or more of: sweeping membranes, artificial rupture of membranes, mechanical methods and nipple stimulation.