Table 1.
Demographic profile and indication for induction.
| Parameters | Group I (n = 60) (misoprostol) |
Group II (n = 44) (Foley catheter) |
“p” value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean ± SD) |
25.1 ± 2.8 | 25.6 ± 4.1 | >0.05 |
| Gravidity | |||
| Primigravida | 41.7% | 31.8% | >0.05 |
| Multigravida | 58.3% | 68.2% | >0.05 |
| Gestational age (weeks) (mean ± SD) |
39.1 ± 1.4 | 39.4 ± 1.2 | >0.05 |
| Indication for induction | |||
| Oligohydramnios | 11 (18.3) | 08 (18.2) | >0.05 |
| Preeclampsia | 11 (18.3) | 04 (09.1) | >0.05 |
| Intrauterine growth rsestriction | 07 (11.7) | 04 (09.1) | >0.05 |
| Gestational diabetes mellitus | 02 (03.4) | 01 (02.3) | >0.05 |