Skip to main content
. 2016 Aug 10;6:30291. doi: 10.1038/srep30291

Table 1. Distance to delivery facilities considering quality dimensions, n = 11,274 deliveries.

Distance to: Number of facilities n (%) Median distance in km (IQR) Range in km (min-max)
Any delivery facility 64 (100%) 3.3 (0.7–7.6) 0.03–23.4
Hospital 11 (17%) 13.9 (8.6–20.5) 0.47–84.0
Facility with good routine care* 34 (53%) 10.3 (5.2–14.6) 0.02–38.5
EmOC facility** 12 (19%) 14.1 (8.3–21.5) 0.80–84.0
EmNC facility*** 5 (8%) 23.6 (14.3–37.3) 0.21–119.1

*Good routine care = high or highest on the quality of care categorization, i.e. providing ≥8/12 signal functions; ≥3 health professionals conducting deliveries (≥1 of whom midwives) employed at the facility. **EmOC = basic or comprehensive emergency obstetric care i.e. providing all 6 basic signal functions (or all except assisted vaginal delivery); ≥3 health professionals (≥1 of whom is a midwife) managing obstetric complications and ≥1 present during the visit.

***EmNC = basic or comprehensive emergency newborn care i.e. providing ≥5 signal functions (or all except dexamethasone to mother for premature labour); ≥3 health professionals managing sick newborns and ≥1 present during the visit.

See ref. 7 for details on the quality classification.