The Effect of Ultrasound-Measured Preinduction Cervical Length on Delivery Outcome in a Low-Resource Setting

Table 1

Obstetrics and demographic characteristics of the study population (n = 60).

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Parity
0	17 (28.3)
1–4	35 (58.3)
>4	8 (13.3)
Education
Primary	20 (33.3)
Secondary	19 (31.7)
Tertiary	21 (35.0)
Residence
Urban	37 (61.7)
Rural	23 (38.3)
Occupation
Government employed	18 (30.0)
Trading	15 (25.0)
None	15 (25.0)
Private employed	6 (6.0)
Self-employed	6 (6.0)
	Mean (range)
Maternal age (years)	30.6 ± 6.4 (19–43)
Gestational age (weeks)	39.5 ± 1.5 (36–42)