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Table 1 Number of vaginal examinations per hospital

From: Potential excess of vaginal examinations during the management of labor: frequency and associated factors in 13 Peruvian hospitals

Hospital

Surveyed women (N = 1420)

Number of VEs (Median and IQR)

% of PEVE (95% CI)

Public hospitals

 Highlands hospital 1

129

5 (4 to 6)

69.0 (61.0–77.0)

 Highlands hospital 2

110

5 (4 to 7)

60.9 (51.8–70.0)

 Jungle hospital 1

109

4 (3 to 5)

45.0 (35.6–54.3)

 Jungle hospital 2

110

4 (3 to 5)

42.7 (33.5–52.0)

 Coast hospital 1

108

3 (2 to 5)

29.6 (21.0–38.2)

 Highlands hospital 3

110

3 (2 to 4)

15.5 (8.7–22.2)

 Highlands hospital 4

100

3 (2 to 4)

8.0 (2.7–13.3)

 Highlands hospital 5

100

2 (2 to 3)

1.0 (0.0–3.0)

 Coast hospital 2

110

2 (2 to 3)

0.9 (0.0–2.7)

Social Security hospitals

 Coast hospital 3

108

6 (4 to 10)

63.9 (54.8–72.9)

 Jungle hospital 3

110

4 (3 to 5)

46.4 (37.0–55.7)

 Highlands hospital 6

106

4 (2 to 6)

46.2 (36.7–55.7)

 Coast hospital 4

110

2 (2 to 3)

1.8 (0.0–4.3)

  1. VEs: Vaginal examinations.
  2. PEVE: Potential excess of vaginal examinations (≥ 5 VEs).