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Table 4 Indicators of quality of care by treatment group

From: A combined community- and facility-based approach to improve pregnancy outcomes in low-resource settings: a Global Network cluster randomized trial

 

Group

 
 

Intervention

Control

P-value

Clusters, N

53

53

 

Mothers with infants ≥1000 g, N

55,730

54,835

 

Indicators of quality care, Mean (95% CI)

   

  Attended at least one antenatal care class

59.7 (55.8, 63.7)

59.7 (55.8, 63.5)

0.6687

  Access to an emergency fund/plan for hospital delivery

61.3 (54.3, 68.3)

56.8 (50.2, 63.4)

0.3541

  Birth attendant identified prior to birth

87.1 (82.6, 91.7)

84.6 (79.5, 89.7)

0.3269

  Identified birth attendant present at birth

71.0 (66.8, 75.2)

71.8 (66.5, 77.2)

0.8045

  Transport identified prior to birth

62.0 (55.5, 68.6)

62.3 (56.4, 68.1)

0.9570

  Received tetanus toxoid vaccine

87.9 (86.3, 89.4)

87.9 (86.4, 89.5)

0.2808

  Received prenatal vitamins/iron

89.6 (87.9, 91.4)

89.8 (88.1, 91.4)

0.1792

  Received syphilis test

18.5 (14.9, 23.0)

19.5 (15.4, 24.8)

0.5237

  Received HIV test

71.2 (69.2, 73.2)

71.3 (69.1, 73.4)

0.9457

  Cesarean section (of all deliveries)

11.7 (10.1, 13.2)

11.9 (10.4, 13.4)

0.5022

  Physician or nurse/midwife deliveries

65.0 (62.5, 67.6)

64.8 (61.9, 67.6)

0.7053

  Traditional birth attendant deliveries

32.4 (26.3, 38.4)

32.5 (26.2, 38.9)

0.8998

  Hospital deliveries

38.6 (32.4, 44.7)

40.3 (33.6, 47.0)

0.4801

  Clinic/health center deliveries

24.6 (20.4, 28.8)

24.0 (19.3, 28.7)

0.9131

  Clean razor was used to cut cord

87.6 (86.0, 89.3)

87.5 (85.9, 89.2)

0.4844

  Birth attendant used new gloves

95.5 (94.3, 96.6)

95.7 (94.8, 96.6)

0.5934

  Newborn resuscitated with bag and mask

2.6 (1.9, 3.3)

3.1 (2.1, 4.1)

0.3769