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Table 3 Female Community Health Volunteers: Background characteristics and PPH prevention services

From: Postpartum hemorrhage prevention in Nepal: a program assessment

 

Mountain region

Hill region

Terai region

(n = 90)

(n = 90)

(n = 90)

Background

Mean age in years ± SD

34 ± 8

41 ± 11

41 ± 9

Educational attainment

 None

23.3 (21)

51.1 (46)

28.9 (26)

 Primary

57.8 (52)

45.6 (41)

64.4 (58)

 Secondary plus

18.9 (17)

3.3 (3)

6.7 (6)

PPH PREVENTION SERVICES

Provision of misoprostol

94.4 (85)

98.9 (89)

93.3 (84)

Among those who provide misoprostol

n = 85

n = 89

n = 84

Month misoprostol is normally given

 7th

1.2 (1)

1.1 (1)

10.7 (9)

 8th

77.7 (66)

78.7(70)

86.9(73)

 9th

20.0(17)

13.5(12)

2.4(2)

 Not sure

1.2(1)

6.7 (6)

0.0 (0)

Counseling includes information about:

 Purpose of misoprostol

90.6(77)

66.3(59)

78.6(66)

 When to take the tablets

78.8 (67)

69.7 (62)

72.6 (61)

 Number of tablets to take

57.6 (49)

53.9 (48)

54.8 (46)

 Possible side effects

17.6 (15)

23.6 (21)

34.5 (29)

 How to recognize PPH

10.6 (9)

31.5 (28)

27.4 (23)

 Where to go/what to do if PPH occurs

48.2 (41)

39.3 (35)

63.1 (53)

Receipt of supervision within last 12 months

 Yes

61.1 (55)

25.6 (23)

43.3 (39)

 No

38.9 (35)

74.4 (67)

56.7 (51)

Receipt of supervision on misoprostol for PPH prevention

 Yes

18.0 (16)

25.6 (23)

32.2 (29)

 No

82.0 (73)

74.4 (67)

67. 8 (61)

MISOPROSTOL STOCK

# of tablets currently in stock

 None

67.1 (57)

65.2 (58)

71.1 (59)

 1–6

18.8 (16)

22.5 (20)

21.7 (18)

 7–12

8.2 (7)

10.1 (9)

6.0 (5)

  > 12

5.9 (5)

2.3 (2)

1.2 (1)

Any stock out within the last year

87.1 (74)

69.7 (62)

86.9 (73)

Among those with any stock out

n = 74

n = 62

n = 73

Mean duration of stock out in months ± SD

8.2 ± 4.3

5.1 ± 4.5

6.3 ± 4.7

Actions taken at time of stock outa

 Referred to health facility

70.3 (52)

62.9 (39)

74.0 (54)

 Referred to private clinic

0.0 (0)

3.2 (2)

1.4 (1)

 Borrowed tablets from other FCHV

0.0 (0)

0.0 (0)

2.7 (2)

  1. aResponse categories were not mutually exclusive
  2. Data are n (%) unless otherwise specified. Percentages have been rounded
  3. FCHV denotes Female Community Health Volunteer; SD standard deviation