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Table 2 Availability of infrastructure, equipment/supply and essential drugs to provide quality MNH care in the facility

From: Quality of maternal and newborn health care in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Input Quality items

Number of Health facilities that responded “YES”

% Health facilities (#32)

Infrastructure

 Functional incinerator on the time of visit.

26

81%

 Functional placenta pit on the time of visit.

30

94%

 Electric power supplies any type.

30

94%

 Water availability in the compound either in the form of pipe water or hand pump.

21

66%

Mean Infrastructure availability

 

83.6%

Health facilities with all infrastructure inputs available

9

28%

Equipment/supply

 Newborn corner in the delivery room.

10

31%

 Baby Weighing scales for Newborns with 50 precision.

31

97%

 Complete delivery sets (Kidney dish, forceps, gauze swabs, Scissors, pads, cord tie/clips) at least three per facility.

29

91%

 Towel for baby drying and wrapping

4

13%

 Bulb suction

23

72%

 Ambu bag & face masks (neonatal- size 0)

12

38%

 Ambu bag & face masks (neonatal- size 1)

14

44%

 Oxygen concentrator/Oxygen cylinder

10

31%

 Radiant warmer

15

47%

 Running water at the delivery room.

9

34%

 Soap at the delivery room.

21

66%

Mean Equipment/supply availability

 

46%

Health facilities with all Equipment/supply inputs available

0

0

Essential drugs

 

 • Dexamethasone/betamethasone IV

13

41%

 • Methyldopa

23

72%

 • Hydralazine

24

75%

 • Nifedipine

21

66%

 • Ampicillin (IV)

26

81%

 • Gentamycin (IV)

30

94%

 • Metronidazole (IV)

18

56%

 • TTC eye ointment

30

94%

 • Vitamin K

28

88%

 • MgSO4

23

72%

 • Calcium gluconate

10

31%

 • Oxytocin

31

97%

 • Normal saline/Ringers lactate

32

100%

Mean of essential drugs availability

 

74%

Health facilities with all essential drug inputs available

3

9%

Overall Input Mean

 

62%