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) |
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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.