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Table 2 Geographical location, emergency obstetric care classification, and signal functions by facility ownership, nā€‰=ā€‰159

From: The dominance of the private sector in the provision of emergency obstetric care: studies from Gujarat, India

Characteristics

All

Public

Private

nā€‰=ā€‰159

nā€‰=ā€‰47

nā€‰=ā€‰112

Ā 

n

%

n

%

n

%

Districta

ā€ƒSabarkantha

76

47.8

14

29.8

62

55.4b

ā€ƒDahod

42

26.4

21

44.7

21

18.7

ā€ƒSurendranaga

41

25.7

12

25.5

29

25.9

Geographical locationa

ā€ƒDistrict headquarters

33

20.7

3

6.4

31

27.7b

ā€ƒSmall town#

91

57.2

23

48.9

67

59.8

ā€ƒRural

35

22.1

21

44.7

14

12.5

EmOC classificationa,c

ā€ƒCEmOC

23

14.4

3

6.4

20

17.9b

ā€ƒBEmOC

3

1.8

1

2.1

2

1.8

ā€ƒLess-than-BEmOC

61

38.4

40

85.1

21

18.7

ā€ƒLess-than-BEmOC+ C-section

72

45.3

3

6.4

69

61.6

  1. aColumn percentages. bComparison between public and private facilities, pā€‰<ā€‰0.0001. cEach district is divided on average into 8ā€“10 blocks. Small towns are sub-district towns (block or taluk towns) and are smaller than district headquarter cities. They are surrounded by approximately 100ā€“150 villages in the block