Table 3.

Fractional regression models showing facility characteristics associated with PAC and SAC proportional capacity scores

PAC					SAC
	Basic PAC		Comprehensive PAC			Basic SAC		Comprehensive SAC
	Primary facilities		Referral facilities			Primary facilities		Referral facilities
Covariates	Marginal effects† (95% CI)		Marginal effects† (95% CI)		Covariates	Marginal effects† (95% CI)		Marginal effects† (95% CI)
PAC Caseloads					SAC Caseloads
One PAC patient per month or less	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)
Up to one PAC patient per week	0.07 (0.02–0.12)**		0.13 (0.05–0.21)**		Up to one SAC patient per week	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)
Up to two PAC patients per week	0.08(−0.04–0.21)		0.13 (0.05–0.22)**		Up to two SAC patients per week	0.05(−0.01–0.11)		0.00(− 0.08–0.09)
Greater than two PAC patients per week	0.28 (0.15–0.42)***		0.14 (0.04–0.24)**		Greater than two SAC patients per week	0.03(− 0.08–0.14)		− 0.02(− 0.13–0.09)
Managing authority					Managing authority
Public	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)		Public	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)
Private or faith-based	0.03(−0.04–0.10)		−0.07(− 0.13 – − 0.01)*		Private or faith-based	−0.05(− 0.12–0.02)		−0.08(− 0.18–0.02)
Residence					Residence
Urban	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)		Urban	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)
Rural	0.00(−0.06–0.06)		0.07 (0.01–0.13)*		Rural	− 0.08(− 0.14 – − 0.01)*		0.03(− 0.04–0.10)
Number of deliveries per year	0.00(−0.00–0.00)		0.00 (0.00–0.00)*		Number of deliveries per year	0.00(− 0.00–0.00)		0.00(−0.00–0.00)
Staff training in vacuum aspiration‡
No staff trained	1.00 (ref)		1.00 (ref)
One or more staff trained	0.12 (0.07–0.18)***		0.23 (0.11–0.35)***

† Marginal effects of covariates represent changes in the proportional quality score for basic PAC and SAC and comprehensive PAC and SAC compared with the reference group for each covariate

‡ Either manual (MVA) or electric (EVA)

*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001