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.