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Table 4 Number of health facilities with selected essential equipment and supplies

From: Readiness of rural health facilities to provide immediate postpartum care in Uganda

Variable

Frequency /percentage

Equipment

 Adult resuscitation equipment (ambu bag, face mask, and suction)

16 (40%)

 Newborn resuscitation equipment (ambu bag, sucker, and face mask)

36 (90%)

 Examination couch

39 (97.5%)

 Length meter

32 (80%)

 Thermometer

36 (90%)

 B.P machine

35 (87.5%)

 Examination Light

23 (57.5%)

 Baby weighing scale

34 (85%)

 Sterilization equipment (presence of autoclave or stoves for boiling equipment)

31 (77.5%)

 Speculums

38 (95%)

Supplies

 Sutures

36 (90%)

 Oxygen

8 (20%)