Table 2 Characteristics of hospitals
Characteristic; N=5 | Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 | Hospital 4 | Hospital 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level | National/Teaching | Regional | Regional | District | District |
Ownership | Government | Government | Government | Government | Private non-profit |
Maternity beds (per 1000 deliveries/year) | 78 (19.5) | 200 (33.3) | 73 (29.2) | 23 (23.0) | 14 (14.0) |
Physicians covering maternity (per 1000 deliveries/year) | 19 (4.8) | 24 (4,0) | 7 (2.8) | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.0) |
Midwives (per 1000 deliveries/year) | 42 (10.5) | 42 (7.0) | 35 (14.0) | 4 (4.0) | 14 (14.0) |
1 to 1 monitoring for severely ill patients* | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Availability of 0 Rh neg blood | Sometimes | Sometimes | Sometimes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
Availability of Caesarean sections | Always | Always | Always | Usually | Usually |
Deliveries per year | 4000 | 6000 | 2500 | 1000 | 1000 |
Caesarean section % | 32% | 24% | 33% | 21% | 15% |
Availability of emergency drugs | Usually | Usually | Usually | Usually | Usually |
Maternal near-miss cases per 100 deliveries | 10.4 | 7.6 | 22.9 | 8.1 | 8.9 |
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 life births | 1200 | 900 | 3200 | 700 | ? |
Number of audits# | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 7 |
Proportion (percentage) of audits moderated by physician& | 13/13 (100.0%) | 1/16 (6.3%) | 4/9 (44.4%) | 6/8 (75%) | 2/4 (50%) |