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Table 2 Number of facilities by emergency obstetric care signal functions

From: Availability, utilisation and quality of maternal and neonatal health care services in Karamoja region, Uganda: a health facility-based survey

Characteristic

Type of facility

Total

Hospital

Health centre*

Number of health units

2

11

13

Services provided within the past 3 months (EmOC signal functions)

1. Parental antibiotics

2

11

13

2. Parental oxytocics

2

10

12

3. Parental sedatives/anticonvulsants

2

10

12

4. Manual removal of placenta

2

7

9

5. Removal of retained products

2

4

6

6. Assisted vaginal delivery

2

0

2

7. Neonatal resuscitation with bag and mask

2

5

7

8. Blood transfusion provided

2

NA

2

9. Caesarean section

2

NA

2

Current EmOC Status

   

Comprehensive EmOCa

2

NA

2

Basic-EmOCb

0

0

0

Non EmOCc

0

11

11

  1. *Health centres providing delivery service (10 HC III and 1 HC II).
  2. aif all 1–9 were provided, bif only 1–7 were provided, cif any of 1–7 was not provided. NA: Not applicable.