Table 2. Availability of protocols and policies on EMOC in the hospitals.
| Characteristic | AMHI | ABUTH | AKTH | CHW | CHB | GHM | KGH | SHI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 45(%) | n = 60(%) | n = 37(%) | n = 40(%) | n = 46(%) | n = 60(%) | n = 27(%) | n = 26(%) | n = 341(%) | |
| Use of partograph in facility | |||||||||
| Yes | 41(91.1) | 60(100.0) | 37(100.0) | 39(97.5) | 45(97.8) | 58(96.6) | 27(100) | 23(88.5) | 330(96.8) |
| No | 3(6.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(2.2) | 1(1.7) | 0(0.0) | 1(3.8) | 6(1.6) |
| Don’t know | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(2.5) | 0(0.0) | 1(1.7) | 0(0.0) | 2(7.6) | 4(1.2) |
| Unstated | 1(2.2) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(0.3) |
| Availability of WHO manual for managing complications | |||||||||
| Yes | 29(64.4) | 21(35.0) | 19(51.4) | 11(27.5) | 18(39.1) | 21(35.0) | 10(37.0) | 1(3.8) | 130(38.1) |
| No | 10(22.2) | 16(26.7) | 6(16.2) | 15(37.5) | 19(41.3) | 14(23.3) | 10(37.0) | 13(50.0) | 103(30.2) |
| Don’t know | 4(8.9) | 20(33.3) | 12(32.4) | 12(30.0) | 8(17.4) | 25(41.7) | 4(14.8) | 12(46.2) | 97(28.4) |
| Unstated | 2(4.4) | 3(5.0) | 0(0.0) | 2(5.0) | 1(2.2) | 0(0.0) | 3(11.1) | 0(0.0) | 11(3.2) |
| Frequency of use of the WHO manual | |||||||||
| Daily | 14(31.1) | 7(11.6) | 7(18.9) | 5(12.5) | 9(19.6) | 16(26.6) | 6(22.2) | 0(0.0) | 64(18.8) |
| Once a week | 3(6.7) | 4(6.7) | 1(2.7) | 1(2.5) | 3(6.5) | 1(1.7) | 1(3.7) | (0(0.0) | 14(4.1) |
| Once a month | 1(2.2) | 3(5.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 2(4.3) | 1(1.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 7(2.1) |
| Rarely | 8(17.8) | 4(6.7) | 9(24.3) | 0(0.0) | 4(8.7) | 0(0.0) | 1(3.7) | 1(3.8) | 27(7.9) |
| Never | 7(15.6) | 3(5.0) | 2(5.4) | 3(7.5) | 3(6.5) | 7(11.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 25(7.3) |
| Not applicable | 10(22.2) | 36(60.0) | 17(45.9) | 27(67.5) | 24(52.2) | 35(58.3) | 14(51.9) | 25(96.2) | 188(55.1) |
| Unstated | 2(4.4) | 3(5.0) | 1(2.7) | 4(10.0) | 1(2.2) | 0(0.0) | 5(18.5) | 0(0.0) | 16(4.7) |
| Membership of committee or organization related to safe motherhood | |||||||||
| Yes | 10(22.2) | 3(5.0) | 9(24.3) | 5(12.5) | 4(8.7) | 33(55.0) | 6(22.2) | 2(7.7) | 72(21.1) |
| No | 31(68.9) | 54(90.0) | 26(70.3) | 35(87.5) | 40(87.0) | 20(33.3) | 20(74.1) | 23(88.5) | 249(73.0) |
| Unstated | 4(8.9) | 3(5.0) | 2(5.4) | 0(0.0) | 2(4.3) | 7(11.7) | 1(3.7) | 1(3.8) | 20(5.9) |
| Clinical/maternal death audit in hospital | |||||||||
| Yes | 31(68.9) | 42(70.0) | 27(73.0) | 32(80.0) | 26(56.5) | 50(83.3) | 13(48.2) | 17(65.4) | 238(69.8) |
| No | 8(17.8) | 8(13.3) | 4(10.8) | 1(2.5) | 12(26.1) | 3(5.0) | 9(33.3) | 7(26.9) | 52(15.3) |
| Unstated | 6(13.3) | 10(16.7) | 6(16.2) | 7(17.5) | 8(17.4) | 7(11.7) | 5(18.5) | 2(7.7) | 51(14.9) |
Note: AMHI—Adeoyo Maternity Hospital Ibadan; ABUTH–Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna; AKTH–Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano; CHW–Central Hospital Warri; CHB–Central Hospital Benin; GHM–General Hospital Minna; KGH–Karshi General Hospital Abuja; SHI–State Hospital Ijaiye, Abeokuta.