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Table 5 Percentages of facilities meeting BPHS/EPHS staffing requirements and reporting provision ofCEmONC functions, by facility type, location, and region

From: Availability and distribution of human resources for provision of comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional study

 

Number of facilities

Anesthetist

Lab technician

Medical doctor

Midwife

Nurse

Obstetrician/gynecologist

Pediatrician

Pharmacist

General surgeon

Staff who provide all BEmONC functions

Staff who provide all CEmONC functions

Health facility type

Comprehensive Health Center

9

55.6

77.8

77.8

88.9

66.7

11.1

N/A

N/A

33.3

55.6

33.3

District Hospital

34

91.2

70.6

79.4

70.6

0.0

5.9

26.5

14.7

20.6

61.8

44.1

Provincial Hospital

25

80.0

40.0

32.0

16.0

4.0

8.0

40.0

44.0

24.0

72.0

64.0

Regional Hospital

5

80.0

80.0

60.0

60.0

0.0

40.0

100.0

20.0

100.0

80.0

80.0

Specialized Hospital

5

100.0

100.0

60.0

80.0

0.0

80.0

40.0

60.0

40.0

100.0

80.0

p-value

 

0.248

0.948

0.031

0.05

<0.001

<0.001

0.753

0.002

0.087

0.048

0.012

Location

0% urban

25

76.0

64.0

68.0

28.0

16.0

48.0

4.0

20.0

68.0

64.0

48.0

≤50% urban

36

83.3

52.8

58.3

22.2

33.3

33.3

5.6

5.6

38.9

66.7

55.6

>50% urban

17

94.1

88.2

58.8

47.1

23.5

64.7

47.1

0.0

70.6

76.5

58.8

p-value

 

0.129

0.184

0.512

0.856

0.019

<0.001

0.424

0.471

0.257

0.423

0.477

Region

Central

24

83.3

62.5

50.0

58.3

0.0

20.8

45.8

25.0

25.0

62.5

54.2

East/Southeast

11

72.7

90.9

36.4

45.5

9.1

9.1

54.5

63.6

36.4

72.7

63.6

Northeast

11

100.0

72.7

81.8

63.6

9.1

9.1

63.6

18.2

36.4

72.7

72.7

West

7

85.7

42.9

57.1

57.1

0.0

14.3

42.9

14.3

28.6

14.3

14.3

North

19

78.9

52.6

84.2

63.2

21.1

10.5

31.6

15.8

26.3

89.5

52.6

Southwest

6

83.3

66.7

50.0

16.7

16.7

16.7

33.3

16.7

33.3

66.7

50.0

p-value

 

0.955

0.319

0.057

0.594

0.031

0.518

0.263

0.145

0.91

0.395

0.514