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Table 5 Percentage of fulfilled criteria for diagnosis between baseline and re-audit

From: Criteria-based audit to improve quality of care of foetal distress: standardising obstetric care at a national referral hospital in a low resource setting, Tanzania

Standards

Percentage of fulfilled criteria in diagnosis

Baseline audit (n = 248)

Re audit (n = 251)

p-value

M

%

M

%

 

Fulfilled ≥1 major and ≥1 minor

0

51.6

0

68.1

<0.001

Fulfilled major criteria

 Recorded abnormal FHR* <100/>180

11

34.7

33

36.7

0.65

 Recorded irregular FHBs*

25

61.7

38

68.5

0.11

Fulfilled minor criteria

 Recorded reduced foetal movements

0

32.7

0

31.5

0.78

 Recorded presence of fresh meconium-stained liquor

90

35.4

20

31.5

0.34

 Re assessment of abnormal FHB* after immediate care

122

31.5

43

50.2

<0.001

  1. Student’s t-test for test of difference between baseline and re-audit (M = Missing)
  2. *FHR Foetal heart rate, FHBs Foetal heart beats, FHB Foetal heart beat