Table 3 Frequency of providers that use antenatal corticosteroids in threaten preterm labor
El Salvador (N=109) | Mexico (N=59) | Ecuador (N=64) | Uruguay (N=121) | Differences between Countries* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | n/N | (%) | ||
Women with threatened preterm labor (TPL) | 100/106 | (94.3) | 35/50 | (70.0) | 58/60 | (96.7) | 106/121 | (87.6) | - Mexico differs from El Salvador and Ecuador |
Women with TPL and | |||||||||
Rupture of membranes | 100/105 | (95.2) | 28/45 | (62.2) | 49/59 | (83.1) | 105/121 | (86.8) | -Mexico differs from El Salvador and Uruguay |
Diabetes | 90/101 | (89.1) | 21/45 | (46.7) | 36/56 | (64.3) | 97/121 | (80.2) | -Mexico differs from El Salvador and Ecuador - El Salvador differs from Ecuador |
Hypertension | 97/102 | (95.1) | 23/43 | (53.5) | 40/55 | (72.7) | 100/121 | (82.6) | - El Salvador differs from the rest Mexico differs from Uruguay |
Multiple pregnancy | 104/107 | (97.2) | 38/49 | (77.6) | 58/60 | (96.7) | 106/121 | (87.6) | - El Salvador differs from Mexico and Uruguay |
- Mexico differs from Ecuador | |||||||||
Upper urinary infection | 94/104 | (90.4) | 18/41 | (43.9) | 38/56 | (67.9) | 99/121 | (81.8) | - El Salvador differs from Mexico and Ecuador |
- Mexico differs from Uruguay | |||||||||
Lower urinary infection | 88/103 | (85.4) | 17/41 | (41.5) | 43/56 | (76.8) | 100/121 | (82.6) | - Mexico differs from the rest |
Asymptomatic bacteriuria | 86/102 | (84.3) | 16/41 | (39.0) | 46/57 | (80.7) | 99/121 | (81.8) | - Mexico differs from the rest |
Chorioamnionitis | 90/105 | (85.7) | 18/41 | (43.9) | 28/57 | (49.1) | 95/121 | (78.5) | - El Salvador and Uruguay differ from Mexico and Ecuador |