Advance distribution of misoprostol for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) at home births in two districts of Liberia

Table 1 Population and maternal health parameters for district #3 and Campwood District, Liberia

	District #3	Campwood	Total
Total population in each district^a	51,167	18,397	69,564
Estimated number of pregnant women in a year^b	2,302	828	3,130
% ANC coverage – ANC 1			96.0%^c
% ANC coverage – ANC 4			66.0%^d
% facility based births			55.8%^c
Total number of villages in each district	110	79	189
Total # and types of facilities in each district	1 hospital 6 clinics	2 clinics	9
Number and type of health workers in the districts	CMs (3), RN/CM (1) RNs (12), PAs (2), DRHS (2)
Trained Traditional Midwives	110	50

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