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Table 1 Factors related to process of care by ACT treatment group among all births (SB + LB)

From: The Antenatal Corticosteroids Trial (ACT)’s explanations for neonatal mortality - a secondary analysis

Characteristic

Pretrial

Trial

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Control

Deliveries, N

30,492

34,533

48,219

51,523

Antenatal Care

    

Any antenatal care

28,743 (94.4)

32,801 (95.1)

  

Number of antenatal visits

Data not collected during pretrial period

45,374

48,052

 0

1216 (2.7)

1111 (2.3)

 >3

24,663 (54.4)

25,491 (53.0)

Trimester of 1st antenatal visit

43,980

46,632

 1st

22,196 (50.5)

24,801 (53.2)

 2nd

14,648 (33.3)

14,059 (30.1)

 3rd

7136 (16.2)

7772 (16.7)

Administration of diagnosis tests or preventive care

    

 Syphilis or HIV test

21,944/30,435 (72.1)

24,071/34,446 (69.9)

37,975/47,961 (79.2)

40,343/51,185 (78.8)

 Tetanus toxoid vaccine

26,892/30,422 (88.4)

30,467/34,478 (88.4)

40,313/47,980 (84.0)

44,453/51,219 (86.8)

 Prenatal vitamin/iron

27,706/30,405 (91.1)

30,829/34,472 (89.4)

44,321/47,952 (92.4)

47,212/51,191 (92.2)

Delivery care

    

Delivery attendant

30,490

34,531

48,215

51,519

 Physician

10,305 (33.8)

12,709 (36.8)

19,122 (39.7)

23,233 (45.1)

 Nurse/nurse midwife/LHW

10,348 (33.9)

10,094 (29.2)

18,166 (37.7)

15,366 (29.8)

TBA/Family/Unattended

9837 (32.2)

11,728 (34.0)

10,927 (22.7)

12,920 (25.1)

Delivery location

30,482

34,494

48,217

51,519

 Hospital

12,013 (39.4)

15,008 (43.5)

23,798 (49.4)

27,345 (53.1)

 Clinic

8486 (27.8)

7619 (22.1)

13,593 (28.2)

11,675 (22.7)

 Home/Other

9983 (32.8)

11,867 (34.4)

10,826 (22.5)

12,499 (24.3)

C-section

3001 (9.8)

3279 (9.5)

7133/48,218 (14.8)

7655/51,520 (14.9)

Use of new gloves

28,391/30,240 (93.9)

32,262/34,140 (94.5)

44,932/47,860 (93.9)

48,587/51,095 (95.1)

Use of clean razor

27,685/30,263 (91.5)

31,707/34,181 (92.8)

46,963/47,248 (99.4)

49,846/50,261 (99.2)

Births at facility with c-section capabilities

9122/27,831 (32.8)

10,859/31,783 (34.2)

17,802/43,072 (41.3)

21,038/45,190 (46.6)

Births at facility with C-section and neonatal care capabilitiesa

4134/27,831 (14.9)

4590/31,783 (14.4)

11,138/43,072 (25.9)

12,290/45,190 (27.2)

Babies, N

30,762

34,863

48,698

52,007

Babies receiving resuscitation

1451/30,757 (4.7)

2001/34,861 (5.7)

3429/48,535 (7.1)

3973/51,871 (7.7)

  1. aNeonatal care capabilities include bag and mask, and oxygen or mechanical ventilation