Table 5.

Availability of blood-transfusion facilities in the EOC facilities

Indicator	High-performing area (n=21) (%)	Low-performing area (n=20) (%)	All areas (n=41) (%)
Availability of blood-grouping and cross-matching facility	47.6	20.0	34.1
Blood-collection bags	14.3	5.0	9.8
Storage facility	23.8	10.0	17.1
Microscope	90.5	55.0	73.2
Refrigerator	57.1	40.0	48.8
Register for recording events	52.4	45.0	48.8
On-call laboratory technician	57.1	40.0	48.8
Blood transfused in obstetric emergencies in the last one month	76.2	95.0	85.4
Voluntary donor list	19.0	5.0	12.2

EOC=Essential obstetric are