Abstract
Objective This study used a nationally representative
sample from Tanzania as an example of low-resource
setting with a high burden of maternal and newborn
deaths, to assess the availability and readiness of health
facilities to provide basic emergency obstetric and
newborn care (BEmONC) and its associated factors.
Design Health facility-based cross-sectional survey.
Setting We analysed data for obstetric and newborn
care services obtained from the 2014–2015 Tanzania
Service Provision Assessment survey, using WHO-Service
Availability and Readiness Assessment tool.
Primary and secondary outcome measures Availability
of seven signal functions was measured based on
the provision of ‘parental administration of antibiotic’,
‘parental administration of oxytocic’, ‘parental
administration of anticonvulsants’, ‘assisted vaginal
delivery’, ‘manual removal of placenta’, ‘manual removal
of retained products of conception’ and ‘neonatal
resuscitation’. Readiness was a composite variable
measured based on the availability of supportive items
categorised into three domains: staff training, diagnostic
equipment and basic medicines.
Results Out of 1188 facilities, 905 (76.2%) were reported
to provide obstetric and newborn care services and
therefore were included in the analysis of the current
study. Overall availability of seven signal functions
and average readiness score were consistently higher
among hospitals than health centres and dispensaries
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Bintabara, D (2021). Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a lowresource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National Survey. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/health-facility-service-availability-and-readiness-to-provide-basic-emergency-obstetric-and-newborn-care-in-a-lowresource-setting-evidence-from-a-tanzania-national-survey
Bintabara, Deogratius "Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a lowresource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National Survey" Afribary. Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/health-facility-service-availability-and-readiness-to-provide-basic-emergency-obstetric-and-newborn-care-in-a-lowresource-setting-evidence-from-a-tanzania-national-survey. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
Bintabara, Deogratius . "Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a lowresource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National Survey". Afribary, Afribary, 26 Apr. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/health-facility-service-availability-and-readiness-to-provide-basic-emergency-obstetric-and-newborn-care-in-a-lowresource-setting-evidence-from-a-tanzania-national-survey >.
Bintabara, Deogratius . "Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a lowresource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National Survey" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/health-facility-service-availability-and-readiness-to-provide-basic-emergency-obstetric-and-newborn-care-in-a-lowresource-setting-evidence-from-a-tanzania-national-survey