Table 1 Existing estimates of antenatal corticosteroid coverage using World Bank income groupings.
Country | Coverage estimate (%) | Indicator | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
42 countries with 90% of child deaths | 5 | All preterm births | 2000 [38] |
In facility | |||
WHO Multi-country Survey 7 low income countries 19 middle income countries | 27 58 | Eligible women 26-34 weeks at facilities with >1,000 deliveries per year and capacity for caesarean section | 2014 [39] |
75 Countdown countries 34 low income countries + 40 middle income countries | 41 | Preterm births in secondary and tertiary facilities | 2014 [40] |
Cameroon (middle income country) | 10 | Facility-based RH providers using ACS | 2005 [41] |
Brazil (middle income country) | 4 | Eligible women 28-33+6 weeks in public maternal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro | 1999 [42] |
Ecuador (middle income country) | 35 | Eligible women 24-34+6 weeks in influential reference hospitals in capital cities | 2010 [43] |
El Salvador (middle income country) | 55 | ||
Uruguay (high income country) | 71 | ||
Indonesia (middle income country) | 8 | Eligible women <34 weeks in tertiary and district hospitals | 2008 [44] |
Malaysia (middle income country) | 28 | ||
Philippines (middle income country) | 7 | ||
Thailand (middle income country) | 74 | ||