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Table 1 Availability of human resources for CEmONC in district and regional hospitals, Burkina Faso, 2007

From: Readiness of district and regional hospitals in Burkina Faso to provide caesarean section and blood transfusion services: a cross-sectional study

 

Total number

Mean number per hospital

% hospitals with a specific number of health workers

0

1

2

3

4

5

> 5

District hospitals (n = 43)

         

Physicians, total

105

2.4

0.0

4.6

65.1

18.6

7.0

2.3

2.3

 Physicians with surgical skills

69

1.6

4.6

44.2

41.9

7.0

0.0

2.3

0.0

  Gynaecologists

10

0.2

90.7

2.3

4.6

0.0

0.0

2.3

0.0

  Surgeons

3

0.1

93.0

7.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  GPs trained in basic emergency surgery*

56

1.3

14.0

44.2

39.5

2.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

 GPs without surgical skills*

36

0.8

37.2

41.9

20.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Surgical assistants

106

2.5

4.6

7.0

48.8

25.6

9.3

2.3

2.3

Anaesthesiologist assistants

93

2.2

2.3

25.6

55.8

7.0

4.6

0.0

4.6

Midwives

169

3.9

0.0

0.0

30.2

34.9

9.3

11.6

13.8

Auxiliary midwives

222

5.2

7.0

2.3

11.6

7.0

14.0

20.9

37.2

Regional hospitals (n = 9)

         

Physicians, total

23

2.5

0.0

33.3

0.0

55.6

0.0

11.1

0.0

 Physicians with surgical skills

20

2.2

0.0

44.4

11.1

33.3

0.0

11.1

0.0

  Gynaecologists

14

1.5

0.0

44.4

55.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  Surgeons

4

0.4

66.7

22.2

11.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

  GPs trained in basic emergency surgery*

2

0.2

77.8

22.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 GPs without surgical skills*

3

0.3

77.8

11.1

11.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Surgical assistants

58

6.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

33.3

66.7

Anaesthesiologist assistants

43

4.8

0.0

0.0

11.1

11.1

0.0

44.4

33.3

Midwives

84

9.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

100.0

Auxiliary midwives

18

2.0

22.2

11.1

44.4

0.0

11.1

11.1

0.0

  1. *GPs: General practitioners.