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Table 1 Per-protocol study characteristics

From: Cost-effectiveness of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG): evidence from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Zambia and Zimbabwe

 

Early application

Later application

n (%)

n (%)

N° of women

366

466

  Zambia

200

327

 Zimbabwe

166

139

Mean age (standard deviation)

26.9 (5.9)

27.2 (6.3)

Median parity (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

Gestational age (≥24 weeks)

37.7 (2.6)

37.4 (2.9)

Diagnosis

  

 Complications of abortion***

15.6%

36.2%

 Postpartum uterine atony***

42.1%

28.7%

 Retained placenta*

25.1%

19%

 Lacerations/Genital trauma**

13.1%

7.5%

 Placental abruption

0.8%

4.5%

 Placenta previa

0.8%

1.1%

 Ectopic pregnancy

0.5%

1.3%

 Ruptured uterus

0.3%

1.2%

 Placenta accreta*

1.4%

0.0%

 Molar pregnancy

0.3%

0.4%

Median (IQR) estimated revealed blood loss at study entry (ml)

500 (480–700)

500 (500–800)

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05.
  2. Note: Wilcoxon Rank Sum test utilized to test all continuous variables due to non-normality. Chi-square test used for categorical values except where noted.