Table 1.
Baseline demographic and obstetric characteristics of study participants
| Intervention | ||
|---|---|---|
| Combination (Extra-amniotic Foley’s catheter + Vaginal misoprostol +) N = 90 |
Vaginal misoprostol alone N = 90 |
|
| n (%) or mean (SD) | n (%) or mean (SD) | |
| Maternal age | ||
| 17–24 years | 25 (27.7) | 30 (33.3) |
| 25–34 years | 51 (56.7) | 51 (56.7) |
| ≥ 35 years | 14 (15.6) | 9 (10.0) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 16 (17.8) | 17 (18.9) |
| Married | 70 (77.8) | 72 (80.0) |
| Separated/ divorced | 4 (4.4) | 1 (1.1) |
| Education level | ||
| Primary | 23 (25.6) | 15 (16.7) |
| Secondary | 34 (37.8) | 33 (36.7) |
| Post-secondary | 33 (36.7) | 42 (46.7) |
| Employment | ||
| Employed | 52 (57.8) | 56 (62.2) |
| Unemployed | 38 (44.2) | 34 (37.8) |
| Parity | ||
| Primigravida | 35 (38.9) | 42 (46.7) |
| Gestation (weeks) | ||
| 28 | 9 (10.0) | 6 (6.7) |
| 29–39 | 19 (21.1) | 20 (22.2) |
| ≥ 39 | 62 (68.9) | 64 (71.1) |
| Indication for induction | ||
| ≥ Full term | 54 (60) | 51 (56.7) |
| Hypertension | 12 (13) | 17 (18.9) |
| Rhesus incompatibility | 3 (3.3) | 5 (5.5) |
| Intrauterine fetal demise | 12 (13.3) | 11 (12.2) |
| Othersa | 9 (10) | 6 (6.7) |
| Bishops score | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 1.5 |
SD standard deviation, aOthers include reduced fetal movements