Access to surgical care in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional retrospective data review

Table 4 Surgical procedures public health facilities performed, September 2020 to May 2021, Ethiopia

Public health care facilities level	Number of public health facilities reported major surgical procedures	Major surgical procedures performed by public health facilities within a 90-day interval			Number of public health facilities reported minor surgical procedures	Minor surgical procedures performed by public health facilities within a 90-day interval			Number of public health facilities reported Caesarean section	Caesarean section performed by public health facilities within a 90-day interval
Public health care facilities level		Media	IQR	P-value		Median	IQR	P-value		Median	IQR	P-value
^aPrimary health care units	84	46	(22- 86)	< 0.001*	83	94	(46–219)	< 0.01*	186	46	(27–69)	< 0.001*
General hospitals	37	185	(21–349)		37	115	(69–270)		15	165	(68–227)
Specialized hospitals	15	1,028	(715–1450)		15	193	(127–857)		16	373	(297–560)

Using non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test to compare three or more groups, this table shows the comparison of the median number of minor and major surgical procedures, and Caesarean section among public health facilities, in a 90 day interval, from September 2020 to May 2021, Ethiopia
^aPrimary hospitals and health center OR blocks

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