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Table 4 Facilities with essential drugs, laboratory testing, protocols, equipment and newborn resuscitation capacity

From: Public health facility resource availability and provider adherence to first antenatal guidelines in a low resource setting in Accra, Ghana

Variable

Ambulance, blood and antenatal care drugs [N (%)]

 

Ambulance

Blood & blood products

Oxytocics

MgSO4

IV Fluids

Iron

SP for IPTp

ACT for Malaria

HC & PC (N = 5)

2 (40.0)

1 (20.0)

5 (100.0)

4 (80.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

3 (60.0)

5 (100.0)

Hospitals (N = 6)

4 (66.7)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

5 (66.7)

6 (100.0)

Variable

Laboratory testing [n (%)]

 

Glucose test

Malaria test

Hemoglobin test

Urine protein test

Ultrasound test

PMTCT for HIV

Pregnancy test

HC & PC (N = 5)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

4 (80.0) 3

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

Hospitals (N = 6)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

Variable

Antenatal and delivery protocols and equipment [n (%)]

 

ANC protocols

Delivery protocols

SMP

STG

ANC equipmenta

Delivery equipmentb

HC & PC (N 5)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

Hospital (N = 6)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

Variable

Newborn resuscitation [n (%)]

 

Vitamin K

Bag and mask

Heater or warmer

Incubator

Emergency tray

Oxygen supply

HC & PC (N = 5)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

Hospital (N = 6)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

4 (66.7)

3 (50.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (100.0)

  1. ACT means artemisinin based combination therapy; ANC means antenatal care; HC means health center; PC means polyclinic; SMP means national safe motherhood service protocol; SP means sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine; STG means Standard Treatment Guidelines
  2. aweighing scale, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, fetoscope, tape measure, thermometer, emergency tray
  3. bweighing scale, sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, fetoscope, tape measure, thermometer, emergency tray, partograph, adequate lighting, adequate water source