Table 1.
Availability of supplies and equipment for the management of obstetric and neonatal emergencies, 53 health care facilities, Lubumbashi, 2010
| Equipment and/or drugs | All facilities % (n = 53) | Type of health facility | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCs % (n = 33) | HoCs % (n = 9) | GRHs % (n = 9) | THs %(n = 2) | ||
| Equipment | |||||
| Delivery table | 92.5 (49) | 90.9 (30) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Surface for the newborn | 79.3 (42) | 75.8 (25) | 66.7 (6) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Instrument table | 73.6 (39) | 69.7 (23) | 88.9 (8) | 66.7 (6) | 100.0 (2) |
| Curettage kit | 88.7 (47) | 90.9 (30) | 77.8 (7) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (2) |
| Transfer forceps | 81.1(43) | 75.8 (25) | 77.8 (7) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Baby-weighing scales | 88.7 (47) | 84.8 (28) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Sterile platform | 69.8 (37) | 63.6 (21) | 77.8 (7) | 77.8 (7) | 100.0 (2) |
| Bag valve masks (Ambu) | 34.0 (18) | 24.2 (8) | 44.4 (4) | 55.6 (5) | 50.0 (1) |
| Heating surface | 22.6 (12) | 12.1 (4) | 44.4 (4) | 22.2 (2) | 100.0 (2) |
| Aspirator | 56.6 (30) | 48.5 (16) | 77.8 (7) | 55.6 (5) | 100.0(2) |
| Oxygen source | 30.2 (16) | 24.2 (8) | 33.3 (3) | 33.3(3) | 100.0 (2) |
| Incubator | 26.4 (14) | 9.1 (3) | 55.6 (5) | 44.4 (4) | 100.0 (2) |
| Phototherapy apparatus | 9.4 (5) | 0.0 (0) | 11.1 (1) | 22.2 (2) | 100.0 (2) |
| Fridge for the blood bank | 20.5 (11) | 9.1 (3) | 44.4 (4) | 22.2 (2) | 100.0 (2) |
| Ventouse & forceps | 28.3 (15) | 24.2 (8) | 22.2 (2) | 44.4 (4) | 50.0 (1) |
| Drugs | |||||
| Oxytocin | 98.1 (52) | 100.0 (33) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Magnesium sulphate | 45.3 (24) | 30.0 (10) | 55.6 (5) | 77.8 (7) | 100.0 (2) |
| Injectable antibiotics | 96.2 (51) | 97.0 (32) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
| Blood products | 45.3 (23) | 33.3 (11) | 77.8 (7) | 44.4 (4) | 100.0 (2) |
| Nasogastric tube | 37.7 (20) | 27.3 (9) | 55.6 (5) | 44.4 (4) | 100.0 (2) |
| Electrolytes for infusion | 92.5 (49) | 90.9 (30) | 88.9 (8) | 100.0 (9) | 100.0 (2) |
HC health centre, HoC hospital centre, GRH general referral hospital, TH tertiary hospital