Table 4.
Facilities performing CEmONC functions during three months prior to assessment, with reported involvement by cadre
| Signal function | Number of facilities reporting performing function* | % of facilities reporting involvement of each cadre in provision of signal function | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthetist | Lab technician | Medical doctor | Midwife | Nurse | Obstetrician/gynecologist | Pediatrician | General surgeon | ||
| BEmONC functions | |||||||||
| Parenteral antibiotics | 78 | 2.9% | 7.30% | 96.1% | 29.9% | 10.8% | 57.1% | 59.4% | 81.1% |
| Parenteral anticonvulsants | 67 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 2.9% | 56.3% | 9.2% | 46.5% |
| Parenteral uterotonics | 78 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 68.8% | 77.30 | 45.3% | 34.4% | 24.6% | 35.2% |
| Manual removal of placenta | 78 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.7% | 93.5% | 8.2% | 51.6% | 1.6% | 13.0% |
| Removal of retained products (manual vacuum aspiration) | 76 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.7% | 84.6% | 5.5% | 45.3% | 1.6% | 8.6% |
| Removal of retained products (dilation & curettage) | 71 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 70.3% | 50.0% | 4.2% | 53.1% | 1.6% | 7.5% |
| Assisted vaginal delivery (vacuum extraction) | 78 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.3% | 74.4% | 5.6% | 55.6% | 1.6% | 7.4% |
| Assisted vaginal delivery (forceps or vacuum) | 71 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 61.3% | 71.1% | 5.6% | 51.6% | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| Newborn resuscitation with bag and mask | 71 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 54.1% | 23.3% | 1.4% | 43.5% | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| CEmONC functions | |||||||||
| Blood transfusion | 58 | 27.0% | 12.5% | 75.3% | 89.7% | 62.7% | 32.8% | 43.8% | 20.3% |
| Caesarean surgery | 62 | 17.9% | 10.0% | 37.8% | 33.3% | 45.1% | 12.9% | 27.7% | 17.6% |
* Detailed findings related to provision of signal functions are published elsewhere [13].