TABLE 1.

Study Tools, Inclusion Criteria, Facility/Participants, and Sample Size to Assess Use of ACS in Threatened Preterm Birth Public Facilities in Northern India

Study Tool	Inclusion Criteria	Facility Level/Participant	Sample Size
Facility assessment	District hospital, subdistrict hospital, community health center, primary health center, or subcenter in the study districts providing delivery services	District hospital	2
		Subdistrict hospital	2
		Community health center	8
		Primary health center	8
Health care provider interview	Health care providers involved in administration of ACS (medical doctor, staff nurse, or auxiliary nurse midwife)	Specialist doctor	6
		Medical officer	19
		Staff nurse	46
		Auxiliary nurse midwife	17
Clinical verification	Hospital records related to administration of ACS	District hospital	17
		Subdistrict hospital	5
Maternal care pathway	Women up to 4 weeks postpartum, aged 15 years or older, delivered preterm, and received at least 1 dose of ACS	District hospital	13
		Subdistrict hospital	6
HIS indicator extraction	Indicators related to ACS from facility reporting records	District hospital	2
		Subdistrict Hospital	2
		Community health center	8
		Primary health center	8

Abbreviations: ACS, antenatal corticosteroids; HIS, health information system.