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Table 3 Women seeking care at any designated EmOC facility by obstetric care quality score (categorized)

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

Obstetric quality score of EmOC facility used

Study arm

Users of any EmOC service (n/%)

Baseline

Midterm

Endline

0.00—0.49 points

Intervention

218 (26.7)

68 (7.5)

84 (7.7)

Control

131 (31.6)

55 (10.7)

38 (13.5)

0.50—0.59 points

Intervention

397 (48.7)

190 (21.0)

87 (8.0)

Control

127 (30.7)

130 (25.3)

113 (40.2)

0.60—0.69 points

Intervention

194 (23.8)

426 (47.1)

519 (47.8)

Control

58 (14.0)

231 (45.0)

91 (32.4)

0.70—0.79 points

Intervention

0 (0.0)

178 (19.7)

394 (36.3)

Control

48 (11.6)

97 (18.9)

39 (13.9)

0.80—1.0 points

Intervention

7 (0.9)

42 (4.7)

2 (0.2)

Control

50 (12.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

Intervention

816 (100)

904 (100)

1086 (100)

Control

414 (100)

513 (100)

281 (100)

  1. EmOC = emergency obstetric care, 95-CI = 95%-confidence interval, n = total number, % = percentage