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Table 2 Proportion of facilities performing basic and comprehensive PAC signal functions, nationally and facility type, Zimbabwe 2016

From: Evaluating the quality and coverage of post-abortion care in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study with a census of health facilities

 

Total

Facility Type

Public primary health centers

Public referral hospitals

Private and NGO facilities

Basic Signal Functions

 Removal of retained products of conception1

79%

36%

97%

89%

 Parenteral antibiotics

71%

36%

87%

79%

 Uterotonics

44%

46%

41%

47%

 Intravenous fluids

61%

49%

69%

61%

 Contraceptives (condom, pills or injectables)

87%

97%

86%

79%

 Communication means or referral capacity

93%

85%

95%

98%

Comprehensive Signal Functions2

 Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs): implants or IUDs

81%

83%

77%

 Blood transfusion

38%

49%

21%

 Surgical/laparotomy capability

69%

89%

39%

Total number of facilities

227

59

102

66

  1. 1 Includes MVA/EVA, misoprostol and D&C/D&E
  2. 2 Comprehensive facilities must have all of the basic signal functions (excluding referral capacity) plus at least one long-acting reversible contraceptive method (IUDs or implants), blood transfusion and surgical capability. Public primary health centers were not included in the denominator for national comprehensive signal functions