Table 3. General characteristics and medication use at the four hospitals pre/post implementation.
| Muhimbili National Hosp. | KCMC | Bugando | Haydom | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-I | Post-I | P Value | Pre-I | Post-I | P Value | Pre-I | Post-I | P Value | Pre-I | Post-I | P Value | |
| 159 | 2222 | 205 | 388 | 118 | 261 | 61 | 75 | |||||
| Birthweight (Grams) | 1541 ± 322 |
1711 ± 416 | <0.0001 | 1853 ± 484 | 1756 ± 457 | 0.016 | 1621 ± 339 | 1601 ± 334 | 0.59 | 1736 ± 373 | 1989 ± 31.6 | <0.0001 |
| Gestational Age (Weeks) | 31.1 ± 2.1 |
31.9 ± 1.9 | <0.0001 | 31.6 ± 2.1 | 31.69 ± 2 | 0.60 | 30.3 ± 1.36 | 30.28 ± 1.60 | 0.90 | 31.8 ± 1.9 | 31.6 ± 2.0 | 0.55 |
| Inborn/ Referred |
53/ 106 |
784/ 1296 |
0.30 | 102/ 103 |
180/ 208 |
0.43 | 114/ 4 |
158/ 29 |
0.0002 | 50/ 11 |
60/ 15 |
0.77 |
|
Mode of Delivery |
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| Vaginal | 68 | 995 | 0.49 | 101 | 165 | 0.21 | 64 | 137 | 0.91 | 46 | 53 | 0.35 |
| C-Section | 80 | 1037 | 97 | 200 | 52 | 117 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| Vacuum | 8 | 184 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male/ Female |
73/ 86 |
1048/ 1170 |
0.74 | 102/ 103 |
222/ 166 |
0.08 | 60/ 58 |
130/ 131 |
0.85 | 26/ 35 |
53/ 22 |
0.002 |
| Medications | ||||||||||||
| Maternal Antibiotics | 42 (26.4%) |
1674 (75.3%) | <0.0001 | 104 (50.7%) | 295 (76%) | <0.0001 | 14 (11.9%) | 78 (29.9%) | <0.0001 | 7 (11.5%) | 24 (29%) | 0.01 |
| ACS | 28 (17.6%) |
1629 (73.3%) | <0.0001 | 110 (53.7%) | 222 (57%) | 0.40 | 45 (38.1%) | 195 (74.7%) | <0.0001 | 2 (3.3%) |
18 (22%) | <0.0001 |
| Neonatal Antibiotics | 2 (1.3%) |
1892 (85.1%) | <0.0001 | 107 (52%) | 298 (76.8%) | <0.0001 | 32 (27.1%) | 181 (69%) | <0.0001 | 18 (29.5%) | 51 (62%) |
0.0001 |
| Temperature Measured |
0 | 1780 (80%) | 81 (39.5%) |
297 (76.5%) | <0.0001 | 58 (49%) |
258 (99%) | <0.0001 | 13 (21.3%) |
50 (61%) | <0.0001 | |
I = Implementation, C-Section = Cesarean section, ACS = Antenatal Corticosteroids. KCMC = Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center.Data were analyzed with Pearson Chi Square and student t tests where appropriate.