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. 2014 Nov 13;14:386. doi: 10.1186/s12884-014-0386-y

Table 3.

Percent (and exact binomial confidence intervals) of attempts to purchase uterotonic drugs in which a prescription was requested by assigned drug and district

Bagalkot, Karnataka Hassan, Karnataka Agra, Uttar Pradesh Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
P N % and 95% CI P N % and 95% CI P N % and 95% CI P N % and 95% CI
Oxytocin 0 62 0 (0 – 5.8)* 3 61 4.9 (1.0 – 13.7) 10 50 20.0 (10.0 – 33.7) 4 50 8.0 (2.2 – 19.2)
Methylergometrine 3 77 3.9 (1.0 – 11.0) 4 69 5.8 (1.6 – 14.2) 2 50 4.0 (0.5 – 13.7) 11 50 22.0 (11.5 – 36.0)
Misprosotol 1 43 2.3 (0.1 – 12.3) 4 44 9.1 (2.5 – 21.7) 1 50 2.0 (0.1 – 10.6) 22 50 44.0 (30.0 – 58.7)
Epidocin 1 46 2.2 (0.1 – 11.5) 3 45 6.7 (1.4 – 18.3) 0 50 0 (0 – 5.8)* 13 50 26.0 (14.6 – 40.3)

*one-sided 97.5% confidence interval.