Table 2.

Time delays for emergency cesarean section in Rwanda

Type of Delay	n	%
Duration of labor before hospital admission (hours) (N = 279)
< 12	83	29.7
12 to <24	108	38.7
24 to <36	46	16.5
≥ 36	42	15.1
Travel time from HC to DH (minutes) (N = 356)
HC located on the same compound as the DH (<30)	91	25.6
30 to <60	159	44.7
60 to <90	45	12.6
≥ 90	61	17.1
Time from admission to surgery (hours) (N = 370)
≤ 5	178	48.1
> 5 to ≤10	55	14.9
> 10 to ≤15	37	10.0
> 15	100	27.0
Decision to delivery interval (minutes) (N = 338)
< 30	50	14.8
≥ 30	288	85.2

HC Health Center

DH District Hospital