Table 1 PE/E caseload, supplies, and equipment at health facilities, by facility type
From: Prevention and management of severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Afghanistan
Item | CHCs and district hospitals (n = 43) | Provincial hospitals (n = 25) | Regional and specialized hospitals (n = 10) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of vaginal deliveries in last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Median | 1,078 | 7,516 | 35,182 | <0.001 |
 Range | 76–7,002 | 920–43,772 | 6,368–82,124 |  |
No. of PE/E cases in last 12Â months | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Median | 5 | 44 | 108 | <0.001 |
 Range | 0–42 | 0–130 | 32–540 |  |
At least one PE/E case treated in past 3Â months (%) | 72.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.003 |
Guidelines present in maternity ward (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Focused ANC | 88.4 | 92.0 | 100.0 | 0.500 |
 Management of obstetric complications | 83.7 | 88.0 | 100.0 | 0.378 |
Supplies and equipment available (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 BP cuff and stethoscope | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.000 |
 Urine test strips | 62.8 | 64.0 | 60.0 | 1.000 |
 Complete IV seta | 76.7 | 96.0 | 80.0 | 0.088 |
Any anti-hypertensive available (%) b | 95.4 | 88.0 | 100.0 | 0.404 |
Anticonvulsants available (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 MgSO4 | 93.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 | 1.000 |
 Diazepam | 90.7 | 96.0 | 70.0 | 0.090 |
Among facilities that administered anticonvulsants in last 3 months, drugs (%) used | (n = 33) | (n = 25) | (n = 10) |  |
 MgSO4 only | 66.6 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.449 |
 Diazepam only | 0 | 4.0 | 0 |  |
 Both drugs | 33.3 | 56.0 | 50.0 |  |