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Table 4 Availability and utilisation of maternal and neonatal health over a 3 month period

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

Indicator

Value

Minimum acceptable

Population

276000

-

Expected number of deliveries in 2009

13386

-

CEmOC facilities per 500,000 population

3.7 (2/276000)

1

BEmOC facilities per 500,000 population

0.0 (0/276000)

4

Met need for EmOC services

9.9% (198/2008)

100%

Direct obstetric case fatality rate

3% (6/198)

<1%

Deliveries conducted in EmOC facilities

10.1% (1352/13386)

15%

Deliveries conducted in all health facilities

15.4% (2055/13386)

-

Population based caesarean section rate

1.7% (229/13386)

5%

Antenatal care availability

75% (15/20)

-

Antenatal care 1 visit

61.9% (8288/13386)

-

Antenatal care 4 visits

31.7% (4238/13386)

-

Intermittent preventive therapy 1st dose

47.7% (6386/13386)

-

Intermittent preventive therapy 2nd dose

27.7% (3714/13386)

-

Postnatal care availability

65% (13/20)

-

Postnatal care coverage

31.3% (4187/13386)

-

Health facilities with family planning services

50% (10/20)

-