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Table 4 Facility related factors for the study conducted among health professionals in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2019

From: Training and well-equipped facility increases the odds of skills of health professionals on helping babies breathe in public hospitals of Southern Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Facility

Primary Hospitals (n = 6)

General Hospitals (n = 3)

Frequency

(%)

Frequency

(%)

Availability of guidelines

 Management of newborn complications

6

100

3

100

 Postnatal care of newborns

4

66.7

2

66.7

 Immediate newborn care

6

100

2

66.7

Availability of essential items

 Mucus extractor

6

100

2

66.7

 Infant Ambu bag

6

100

2

66.7

 Infant face masks (sizes 0,1,2)

6

100

3

100

 Towels or cloth for newborn

6

100

2

66.7

 Newborn resuscitation table

6

100

3

100

Availability of priority items

 Syringes (1 ml, 2 ml, 5 ml, 10 ml)

6

100

2

66.7

 Suction apparatus

6

100

3

100

 Stethoscope for use with newborns

4

66.7

3

100

 Source of warmth

6

100

3

100

Infrastructuresa(mean ± SD)

50 (1.17)

33.3 (1.53)

  1. aelectricity, generator, availability of water in different parts of the facility, various kinds of telephone, radio, television, light source, ventilation, toilet, heating, fan or air conditioning, curtains for patient privacy and waiting