Impact of results-based financing on effective obstetric care coverage: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Malawi

Table 2 Obstetric care quality score and distribution of EmOC facilities by score categories

Measured quality scores	Study arm	Baseline	Midterm	Endline
Total composite score, mean (SD)	Intervention	0.55 (0.12)	0.63 (0.12)	0.65 (0.13)
Total composite score, mean (SD)	Control	0.56 (0.18)	0.60 (0.11)	0.53 (0.13)
Facilities with a score of 0.5 or higher, n (%)	Intervention	10 (58.8)	14 (77.8)	18 (78.3)
Facilities with a score of 0.5 or higher, n (%)	Control	5 (55.6)	9 (75.0)	6 (66.7)
Facilities with a score of 0.6 or higher, n (%)	Intervention	3 (17.7)	7 (38.9)	13 (56.5)
Facilities with a score of 0.6 or higher, n (%)	Control	3 (33.3)	4 (33.3)	1 (11.1)
Facilities with a score of 0.7 or higher, n (%)1.	Intervention	0 (0.0)	3 (16.7)	3 (13.0)
Facilities with a score of 0.7 or higher, n (%)1.	Control	1 (11.1)	1 (8.3)	1 (11.1)
Facilities with a score of 0.8 or higher, n (%)	Intervention	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Facilities with a score of 0.8 or higher, n (%)	Control	1 (11.1)	0 (0.0)	1 (11.1)

SD = standard deviation, 95-CI = 95%-confidence interval, n = total number, % = percentage

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