Readiness to treat and factors associated with survival of newborns with breathing difficulties in Ethiopia

Table 1 Percent of facilities ready to provide and perform newborn resuscitation, by readiness characteristics and facility type

Readiness to provide newborn resuscitation with bag and mask	Overall			Facilities where case reviews were taken^a
	Total	Hospitals	Health centers	Total	Hospitals	Health centers
	n = 3804	n = 316	n = 3488	n = 684	n = 154	n = 530
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Facility has at least one health worker who:
Provides newborn resuscitation with bag and mask	98%	99%	98%	99%	99%	99%
Provides immediate newborn care	99%	99%	100%	100%	99%	100%
Is trained in BEmONC	83%	80%	83%	90%	87%	91%
Is trained in ENC/HBB	62%	66%	61%	71%	73%	70%
Facility has equipment
Mucus extractor/simple suction	89%	96%	88%	95%	97%	95%
Neonatal face masks, sizes 0 or 1	74%	86%	73%	84%	91%	82%
Neonatal self-inflating bag	94%	98%	94%	97%	99%	96%
Suction aspirator (operated by foot or electrically)	21%	80%	16%	34%	84%	19%
Suction catheter (10, 12Ch)	32%	76%	28%	42%	81%	30%
Infant laryngoscope with spare bulb and batteries	7%	48%	3%	15%	53%	4%
Endotracheal tubes (3.5, 3.0, 2.5 mm)	7%	53%	3%	16%	62%	3%
Guideline or protocol for neonatal resuscitation	65%	74%	64%	78%	84%	76%
Oxygen source	15%	90%	9%	30%	91%	12%
Provided newborn resuscitation in the 3 months prior to the assessment	73%	90%	71%	83%	95%	79%
Facility fulfilled summary measure for readiness to provide newborn resuscitation with bag and mask^b	69%	86%	68%	81%	90%	79%

Abbreviations: BEmONC basic emergency obstetric and newborn care, ENC essential newborn care, HBB Helping Babies Breathe
^a Health facilities where 1035 case reviews with complete information were drawn
^bSummary measure for facility readiness was defined by at least one health worker able to provide newborn resuscitation and presence of equipment (neonatal self-inflating bag and mask size 0 or 1 and suction apparatus (mucus extractor or suction aspirator)

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