Birth companionship in a government health system: a pilot study in Kigoma, Tanzania

Table 2 Utilization of birth companions during implementation

	Facilities	Time period	Number of Women	Any birth companion^c N (%)	For women with birth companions
	Facilities	Time period	Number of Women	Any birth companion^c N (%)	DBC %	OBC %
Births in health facilities^a	9 intervention sites	October 2017–December 2018	16,465	13,551 (82.3)	28.2	71.8
Women interviewed^b	9 intervention sites	December 2018	603	501 (83.1)	55.1	44.9
Women interviewed^b	6 comparison sites	December 2018	486	100 (20.6)	100.0	NA

Abbreviations: DBC Desired birth companion; OBC On-call birth companion; NA Not applicable
^a Source: Routine monitoring data
^b Source: exit interviews
^c Had a DBC or OBC during labor, at the time of birth, or postpartum

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