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. 2023 Aug 16;23:868. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09884-9

Table 5.

Emergency (BEmONC/CEmONC) Services in Kenya health facilities, N = 16

Characteristic County
Overall,
N = 161
Kilifi,
N = 101
Kisii,
N = 61
CEmONC and BEmONC guidelines
 YES, OBSERVED 3 (19%) 3 (30%) 0 (0%)
Health profesional who can perfom CS available 24 h a day including weekends/public holidays
 Yes 2 (13%) 1 (10%) 1 (17%)
Anaesthetist (Dr or nurse) available 24 h a day including weekends/public holidays
 Yes 1 (6%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%)
Functional Ambulance
 Yes 5 (31%) 5 (50%) 0 (0%)
Access to ambulance or emergency transport
 Yes 16(100%) 10(100%) 6(100%)
Fuel available today
 Yes 8 (50%) 4 (40%) 4 (67%)
Main source of water
 Piped into facility 5 (31%) 4 (40%) 1 (17%)
 Public tap/standpipe 1 (6%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%)
 Tubewell/borehole 1 (6%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%)
 Protected Spring 1 (6%) 0 (0%) 1 (17%)
 Unprotected Spring 1 (6%) 0 (0%) 1 (17%)
 Rainwater Collection 6 (38%) 3 (30%) 3 (50%)
 Tanker Truck 1 (6%) 1 (10%) 0 (0%)
Water available from the source within premise
 Inside the facility 9 (56%) 5 (50%) 4 (67%)
 Outside facility ground 1 (6%) 0 (0%) 1 (17%)
 Not applicable* 6 (38%) 5 (50%) 1 (17%)
Experience of severe water shortage previous year
 Yes 5 (31%) 3 (30%) 2 (33%)
Main source of electricity
 Electricity grid 14(88%) 8 (80%) 6(100%)
 Secondary source (generator) 5 (31%) 4 (40%) 1 (2%)
 None 2 (13%) 2 (20%) 0 (0)

1n (%); *piped into facility/tanker truck