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Table 3 Administrative and logistic support available to Lady Health Workers to provide maternal health care

From: Potential for task-sharing to Lady Health Workers for identification and emergency management of pre-eclampsia at community level in Pakistan

Administrative support

Frequency (%) of affirmative responses

n = 457

Trainings to identify pregnancy complications

203 (44 %)

Trainings to refer or manage pregnancy complication

254 (56 %)

Available tools for screening of pre-eclampsia

 BP apparatus

38 (9 %)

 Weight machine

183 (42 %)

 Urine dipstick (pregnancy test)

22 (4 %)

 Measuring tape

108 (24 %)

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Reproductive Health

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