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. 2019 Jul 23;3:13. Originally published 2019 Feb 5. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/gatesopenres.12905.2

Table 3. Emergency obstetric and neonatal care (EmONC) signal functions among 72 rural health facilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Signal Functions All Province Facility Type
Kwango (N=27) Kwilu (N=45) GRH 1 (N=12) HC 2 (N=60)
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Antibiotics available
    Yes 60 (83.3) 23 (85.2) 37 (82.2) 9 (75.0) 51 (85.0)
    No 12 (16.7) 4 (14.8) 8 (17.8) 3 (25.0) 9 (15.0)
Anticonvulsants available
    Yes 54 (75.0) 23 (85.2) 31 (68.9) 9 (75.0) 45 (75.0)
    No 18 (25.0) 4 (14.8) 14 (31.1) 3 (25.0) 15 (25.0)
Oxytocin Available
    Yes 62 (86.1) 24 (88.9) 38 (84.4) 10 (83.3) 52 (86.7)
    No 10 (13.9) 3 (11.1) 7 (15.6) 2 (16.7) 8 (13.3)
Manual Newborn Resuscitation
Kit
    Yes 16 (22.2) 7 (25.9) 9 (20.45) 10 (83.3) 6 (10.2)
    No 55 (76.4) 20 (74.1) 35 (79.5) 2 (16.7) 53(89.8)
    Missing 1 0 1 0 1
Manual Removal of Placenta
    Yes 33 (82.5) 2 (33.3) 5 (15.2) 3 (50.0) 4 (12.1)
    No 7 (17.5) 4 (66.7) 28 (84.8) 3 (50.0) 29 (87.9)
    Missing 32 21 12 6 27
Removal of retained placenta
products
    Yes 4 (10.8) 2 (33.3) 5 (15.2) 2 (33.3) 2 (6.5)
    No 33 (89.2) 4 (66.7) 28 (84.8) 4 (66.7) 29 (93.5)
    Missing 35 21 12 6 29
Assisted Delivery
    Yes 5 (8.3) 3 (15.8) 2 (6.5) 3 (27.3) 2 (4.8)
    No 55 (91.7) 16 (84.2) 29 (93.5) 8 (72.7) 47 (95.9)
    Missing 12 8 14 1 11
Cesarean section
    Yes 35 (49.3) 12 (44.4) 20 (45.5) 12 (100.0) 23 (39.0)
    No 36 (50.7) 15 (55.6) 24 (54.5) 0 (0.0) 36 (61.0)
    Missing 1 0 1 0 1
Woman received blood
transfusion
    Yes 16 (35.6) 6 (60.0) 10 (28.6) 8 (100.0) 8 (21.6)
    No 29 (64.4) 4 (40.0) 25 (71.4) 0 (0.0) 29 (78.4)
    Missing 27 17 10 4 23

1GRH=Generalized reference hospital; 2HC=Health center.