Do mobile clinics provide high-quality antenatal care? A comparison of care delivery, knowledge outcomes and perception of quality of care between fixed and mobile clinics in central Haiti

Table 1 Comparison of characteristics of antenatal care providers and clinics observed by clinic type (14 fixed and 31 mobile clinics)

	Fixed clinic providers (n = 24)	Mobile clinic providers (n = 19)	p-value
Number of times observed^a
1 time	21 (88%)	9 (47%)	<.01*
> 1 time	3 (13%)	10 (53%)	<.01*
Provider^a
Male	1 (4%)	2 (11%)	.42
Female	24 (96%)	16 (90%)	.42
Level of training^a
Doctor	1 (4%)	0 (0%)	.09
Nurse midwife	8 (33%)	1 (5%)
Nurse	8 (33%)	8 (42%)
Nurse assistant	7 (29%)	10 (53%)
Mean number of ANC consultations performed per day per clinic (range)^b	14.8 (2–37)	20.4 (3–55)	.12

Percent might not add to 100% due to rounding
*Statistically significant at p ≤ .05
^aSignificance testing performed using chi-squared test
^bSignificance testing performed using xtmixed adjusting for clinic, cluster and health care provider

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