Table 2 Characteristics of the facilities where respondents’ mainly work (n = 941)
HIC; n (%) | MIC; n (%) | LIC; n (%) | Total; n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthcare level of the institution where they work | ||||
Referral hospital | 243 (35.5) | 94 (45.6) | 33 (66) | 370 (39.3) |
District/regional hospital | 253 (36.9) | 32 (15.5) | 5 (10) | 290 (30.8) |
Health centre | 51 (7.4) | 26 (12.6) | 4 (8) | 81 (8.6) |
Polyclinic/clinic/health post | 83 (12.1) | 30 (14.6) | 4 (8) | 117 (12.5) |
Other (including self-employed or independent respondents) | 55 (8) | 24 (11.7) | 4 (8) | 83 (8.8) |
Sector type of the institution where they work | ||||
Public (national) | 241 (35.2) | 51 (24.8) | 21 (42) | 313 (33.3) |
Public (university or teaching) | 145 (21.2) | 45 (21.8) | 14 (28) | 204 (21.7) |
Public (district level or below) | 104 (15.2) | 19 (9.2) | 4 (8) | 127 (13.5) |
Social security / health insurance | 36 (5.2) | 5 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 41 (4.4) |
Private | 90 (13.1) | 51 (24.7) | 5 (10) | 146 (15.5) |
NGO / faith based | 23 (3.3) | 26 (12.7) | 5 (10) | 54 (5.8) |
Other | 46 (6.7) | 9 (4.4) | 1 (2) | 56 (6) |
Geographic area type | ||||
Large city (> 1 million inhabitants) | 227 (33.1) | 111 (53.9) | 33 (66) | 371 (39.4) |
Small city (100,000 to 1 million inhabitants) | 253 (36.9) | 50 (24.3) | 9 (18) | 312 (33.2) |
Town (< 100,000 inhabitants) | 155 (22.6) | 20 (9.7) | 3 (6) | 178 (18.9) |
Village/rural area | 43 (6.3) | 19 (9.2) | 2 (4) | 64 (6.8) |
Other | 7 (1) | 6 (2.9) | 3 (6) | 16 (1.7) |
Facility provides caesarean sections | ||||
No | 71 (10.4) | 34 (16.5) | 5 (10) | 110 (11.7) |
Yes | 607 (88.6) | 171 (83) | 44 (88) | 822 (87.4) |
Don't know | 7 (1) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (2) | 9 (1) |
Facility has intensive care unit for women w/ obstetric complications | ||||
No | 194 (28.3) | 73 (35.4) | 18 (36) | 285 (30.3) |
Yes | 488 (71.2) | 131 (63.6) | 31 (62) | 650 (69.1) |
Don't know | 3 (0.4) | 2 (1) | 1 (2) | 6 (0.6) |
Facility has neonatal intensive care unit | ||||
No | 257 (37.5) | 73 (35.4) | 14 (28) | 344 (36.6) |
Yes | 426 (62.2) | 130 (63.1) | 35 (70) | 591 (62.8) |
Don't know | 2 (0.3) | 3 (1.5) | 1 (2) | 6 (0.6) |
Facility receives maternity referrals from other facilities | ||||
No | 208 (30.4) | 40 (19.4) | 2 (4) | 250 (26.6) |
Yes | 471 (68.8) | 164 (79.6) | 48 (96) | 683 (72.6) |
Don't know | 6 (0.9) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.9) |
Water and soap always available for staff | ||||
No | 5 (0.7) | 13 (6.3) | 10 (20) | 28 (3) |
Yes | 679 (99.1) | 192 (93.2) | 40 (80) | 911 (96.8) |
Don't know | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.2) |
Water and soap always available for patients and visitors | ||||
No | 24 (3.5) | 31 (15) | 18 (36) | 73 (7.8) |
Yes | 653 (95.3) | 171 (83) | 32 (64) | 856 (91) |
Don't know | 8 (1.2) | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 12 (1.3) |
Water and disinfectant always available to clean surfaces | ||||
No | 17 (2.5) | 26 (12.6) | 19 (38) | 62 (6.6) |
Yes | 662 (96.6) | 177 (85.9) | 29 (58) | 868 (92.2) |
Don't know | 6 (0.9) | 3 (1.5) | 2 (4) | 11 (1.2) |
Total | 685 (100) | 206 (100) | 50 (100) | 941 (100) |