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. 2018 Nov 1;18:432. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2064-y

Table 2.

Geographical & institutional characteristics for sample and by uterine rupture

Total sample No uterine rupture Experienced uterine rupture a, b
N = 84,924 (100%) N = 84,233 (99.19%) N = 569 (0.67%)
n % n % n % p value
Geographical characteristics
Country Senegal 45,687 53.80 45,338 99.24 278 0.61 0.018
Mali 39,237 46.20 38,895 99.13 291 0.74
Hospital type Capital 37,247 43.86 37,117 99.65 121 0.32 < 0.001
Regional 29,211 34.40 28,835 98.71 293 1.01
District 18,466 21.74 18,281 99.00 155 0.84
Location of residence In town of hospital 72,339 85.18 71,867 99.35 433 0.60 < 0.001
Outside town, same region 9550 11.25 9451 98.96 76 0.80
Outside of region 2751 3.24 2683 97.53 56 2.04
Referral Yes 21,028 24.76 20,526 97.61 424 2.02 < 0.001
No 63,871 75.21 63,689 99.72 144 0.23
Institutional characteristics
Blood bank Yes 43,695 51.45 43,181 98.82 410 0.94 < 0.001
No 41,229 48.55 41,052 99.57 159 0.39
Adult intensive care Yes 31,468 37.05 31,123 98.90 268 0.85 < 0.001
No 53,456 62.95 53,110 99.35 301 0.56
24-h a day anesthesiologist Yes 45,742 53.86 45,417 99.29 275 0.60 < 0.001
No 39,182 46.14 38,816 99.07 294 0.75
Obstetrician Yes 73,744 86.84 73,190 99.25 457 0.62 < 0.001
No 11,180 13.16 11,043 99.77 112 1.00

aData on Uterine Rupture (yes/no) is missing for 122 women or 0.14% of the sample

bMissing values (of those that experienced uterine rupture): Location of residence (n = 4), Referral (n = 1)