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Table 1 Geographic location of survey participants

From: Access to essential technologies for safe childbirth: a survey of health workers in Africa and Asia

Income level

Country

% (n)

0-100 births

101-2000 births

>2000 births

Low (<$1,005)

Bangladesh

3.6 (2)

-

2

-

Burkina Faso

1.8 (1)

-

1

-

Central African Republic

1.8 (1)

1

-

-

Chad

1.8 (1)

1

-

-

Congo, Dem. Rep.

3.6 (2)

2

-

-

Ethiopia

1.8 (1)

-

-

1

Gambia

3.6 (2)

-

-

2

Kenya

10.7 (6)

-

4

2

Liberia

3.6 (2)

-

2

-

Malawi

8.9 (5)

-

2

3

Mozambique

1.8 (1)

-

1

-

Nepal

5.4 (3)

2

1

-

Niger

5.4 (3)

-

2

1

Rwanda

5.4 (3)

-

2

1

Sierra Leone

5.4 (3)

1

2

-

Tanzania

10.7 (6)

1

1

4

Uganda

16.1 (9)*

-

2

6

Zimbabwe

8.9(5)

-

4

1

Subtotal

100(56)

8

26

21

lower-middle ($1,006-$3,975)

Bhutan

2.3 (1*)

-

-

-

Egypt

4.5 (2)

1

-

1

Ghana

13.6 (6)

2

2

2

India

20.5 (9)

-

6

3

Indonesia

2.3 (1)

-

1

-

Laos (Lao PDR)

6.8 (3)

-

1

2

Mongolia

2.3 (1)

-

1

-

Nigeria

9.0 (4)

-

3

1

Pakistan

4.5 (2)

-

2

-

Philippines

4.5 (2)

-

-

2

Senegal

6.8 (3)

-

3

-

Sudan

9.0 (4*)

-

3

-

Swaziland

2.3 (1)

-

1

-

Timor-Leste (East Timor)

2.3 (1)

-

-

1

Vietnam

2.3 (1)

-

1

-

Zambia

6.8 (3)

-

1

2

Subtotal

100(44)

3

25

14

upper-middle ($3,976-12,275)

Botswana

12.5 (3*)

-

1

1

China

25.0 (6)

2

1

3

Jordan

4.2 (1)

-

-

1

Malaysia

12.5 (3)

-

1

2

South Africa

37.5 (9)

1

4

4

Thailand

4.2 (1)

-

-

1

Namibia

4.2 (1)

-

-

1

Subtotal

100(24)

3

7

13

 

Total

100(124)

14

58

48

  1. *One survey response from each of the following countries did not disclose the number of annual births at that center: Uganda, Bhutan, Sudan, and Botswana.
  2. The list of countries is stratified by gross national income (GNI) per capita.
  3. The number of births shown corresponds to annual birth volume per facility.