Table 1 Characteristics of the 58 antenatal clinics sampled in Kinshasa, and of the 197 healthcare providers interviewed within these clinics
Characteristics | Facility Type | Facility ownership | Total (n = 58) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals (n = 28) | PHCs (n = 30) | Public (n = 17) | Private (n = 41) | ||
Health facilities | |||||
 Number of ANC pregnant women—no./mth | |||||
  Median (IQR) | 56 (42–95) | 42 (32–58) | 43 (36–54) | 53 (37–78) | 50 (37–63) |
  Range | 29–408 | 27–449 | 29–158 | 27–449 | 27–449 |
 Number of physicians—no. | |||||
  Median (IQR) | 3 (2–14) | 1 (0–2) | 6 (3–22) | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–4) |
  Range | 1–48 | 0–6 | 2–48 | 0–12 | 0–48 |
 Number of midwives—no. | |||||
  Median (IQR) | 10 (7–23) | 7 (4–9) | 22 (10–39) | 7 (5–9) | 8 (5–16) |
  Range | 1–73 | 1–26 | 4–73 | 1–20 | 1–73 |
 Receives supplies from partners—no.(%)a | 5 (17.9) | 2 (6.7) | 4 (23.4) | 3 (7.3) | 7 (12.1) |
Healthcare providers | (n = 107) | (n = 90) | (n = 129) | (n = 68) | (n = 197) |
 Type—no.(%) | |||||
  Midwives | 56 (52.3) | 66 (73.3) | 26 (38.2) | 96 (74.4) | 122 (61.9) |
  Physicians | 51 (47.7) | 24 (26.7) | 42 (61.8) | 33 (25.6) | 75 (38.1) |
 Gender—no.(%) | |||||
  Female | 72 (67.3) | 59 (65.6) | 88 (68.2) | 43 (63.2) | 131 (66.5) |
  Male | 35 (32.7) | 31 (34.4) | 25 (36.8) | 41 (31.8) | 66 (33.5) |
 Age—yrs | |||||
  Median (IQR) | 40 (33–48) | 41 (36–47) | 39 (34–46) | 42 (35–49) | 40 (34–48) |
  Range | 27–55 | 30–55 | 27–55 | 27–55 | 27–55 |
 Experience within maternal health care—yrs | |||||
  Median (IQR) | 7 (2–12) | 7 (3–11) | 6 (2–10) | 8 (3–13) | 7 (3–12) |
  Range | 1–20 | 1–19 | 1–20 | 1–19 | 1–20 |
 In-service training—no.(%)b | 25 (23.4) | 24 (26.7) | 21 (30.9) | 28 (21.7) | 49 (24.9) |