Table 2 Institutional variables of the hospitals where the study women delivered (QUALI-DEC)
Institutional variablesa | Argentine (N = 8) | Burkina Faso (N = 8) | Thailand (N = 8) | Vietnam (N = 8) | Total of women (N = 2092) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Referral level, n (%) | |||||
Primary – Secondary (ref) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | 1119 (53.5) |
Tertiary | 6 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 7 (87.5) | 1 (12.5) | 973 (46.5) |
Any private practice in the maternity unit, n (%) | |||||
No (ref) | 7 (87.5) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 2 (25.0) | 971 (46.4) |
Yes (private ward or facility) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75.0) | 6 (75.0) | 6 (75.0) | 1121 (53.6) |
Teaching facility, n (%) | |||||
No (ref) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (62.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) | 468 (22.4) |
Yes | 8 (100.0) | 3 (37.5) | 8 (100.0) | 6 (75.0) | 1624 (77.6) |
Presence of a functioning US machine in delivery ward, n (%) | |||||
No (ref) | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 0 (100.0) | 1 (12.5) | 513 (24.5) |
Yes | 4 (50.0) | 4 (50.0) | 8 (100.0) | 7 (87.5) | 1579 (75.5) |
Permanence of an anaesthetist, n (%) | |||||
No (ref) | 7 (87.5) | 7 (87.5) | 2 (25.0) | 4 (50.0) | 1151 (55.0) |
Yes | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 6 (75.0) | 4 (50.0) | 941 (45.0) |
Any individual delivery room, n (%) | |||||
No (ref) | 6 (75.0) | 8 (100.0) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (75.0) | 1564 (74.8) |
Yes | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (25.0) | 528 (25.2) |
Number of births per one midwife/nurse per day, median (Q1-Q3) | 0.7 (0.5–0.8) | 1.4 (1.1–1.7) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | 1.2 (0.5–1.6) | 1.0 (0.8–1.4) |
Number of births per one obstetrician per day, median (Q1-Q3) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | 5.1 (4.0–6.9) | 4.5 (3.5–6.6) | 2.9 (2.1–4.0) | 3.7 (2.0–4.9) |
Number of births per admission bed per day, median (Q1-Q3) | 0.8 (0.7–1.3) | 2.3 (1.7–3.1) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | 1.8 (0.9–2.7) | 1.1 (0.8–2.1) |
Number of births per delivery bed per day, median (Q1-Q3) | 1.0 (0.9–1.8) | 2.3 (1.7–3.1) | 2.6 (1.4–3.1) | 2.1 (1.8–2.9) | 2.1 (1.4–3.0) |