Table 1.
Socio-demographic, Reproductive and Obstetric characteristics of the participants in four hospitals of Ethiopia
| Variables | Type of oxytocin regimens | Total No (%) N = 216 n(%) | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High dose (N = 108) n(%) | Low dose (N = 108) n(%) | ||||
| Age of respondent | < = 19 | 4 (3.7) | 5 (4.6) | 9 (4.2) | .609 |
| 20–29 | 76 (70.4) | 81 (75.0) | 157 (72.7) | ||
| > 30 | 28 (25.9) | 22 (20.4) | 50 (33.1) | ||
| Occupation of respondent | House wife | 66 (61.1) | 57 (52.8) | 123 (57) | .039 |
| Government employee | 30 (27.8) | 25 (23.1) | 55 (25.5) | ||
| Merchant | 7 (6.5) | 7 (6.5) | 14 (6.5) | ||
| Farmer | 1 (0.9) | 9 (8.3) | 10 (4.6) | ||
| Others | 4 (3.8) | 10 (9.3) | 14 (6.4) | ||
| Parity | Nullipara | 56 (51.9) | 32 (29.6) | 88 (40.7) | < .001 |
| Parous | 52 (48.1) | 76 (70.4) | 128 (59.3) | ||
| Type of induction | Elective | 22 (20.4) | 18 (16.7) | 40 (18.5) | .483 |
| Emergency | 86 (79.6) | 90 (83.3) | 176 (81.5) | ||
| Bishop score before induction | Unfavorable | 94 (87) | 43 (39.8) | 137 (63.4) | <.001 |
| Favorable | 14 (13) | 65 (60.2) | 79 (36.6) | ||
| Gestational Age category | Term | 95 (88) | 94 (87) | 189 (87.5) | .837 |
| Post term | 13 (12) | 14 (13) | 27 (12.5) | ||
| History of previous successful induction | YES | 5 (4.6) | 11 (10.2) | 16 (7.4) | .119 |
| NO | 103 (95.4) | 97 (89.8) | 200 (92.6) | ||
| Misoprostol use for Ripening | YES | 40 (37) | 57 (52.8) | 97 (44.9) | .02 |
| NO | 68 (63) | 51 (47.2) | 119 (55.1) | ||
| ARM done | YES | 27 (25) | 18 (16.7) | 45 (20.8) | .132 |
| NO | 81 (75) | 90 (83.3) | 171 (79.2) | ||