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. 2019 Feb 9;9(2):e020608. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020608

Table 4.

Results of unadjusted and adjusted multiple regression models of factors associated with readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care services, Tanzania Service Provision Assessment 2014–2015 (n=905)

Variable Unadjusted Adjusted
Coefficient SE Coefficient† SE
Facility location (ref: rural)
 Urban 8.64** 2.29 0.20 2.08
Facility type (ref: clinic/dispensary)
 Health centre 18.15** 1.24 11.54** 2.02
 Hospital 26.09** 2.54 8.06 4.15
Managing authority (ref: public)
 Private 8.46** 1.90 3.56 1.87
Duty schedule for 24 hours (ref: no)
 Yes 12.28** 1.62 0.52 2.13
Quality assurance (ref: not performed)
 Performed 14.24** 2.36 5.45* 2.44
Maternal/newborn deaths (ref: not reviewed)
 Reviewed 14.76** 1.76 6.49** 1.89
Clients’ opinions reviewed (ref: no)
 Yes 9.90** 1.74 4.29* 1.68
Number of staffs per facility
 (as continuous variable) 0.09** 0.04 −0.001 0.013
Number of delivery beds per facility
 (as continuous variable) 6.28** 0.58 2.44* 0.83

*P<0.05; **P<0.001.

†Adjusted coefficient: each variable in the model has been adjusted by all variables.