Table 3 Signal functions performed by designated EmONC facilities per level in the 3 health zones (HZs) in the North-Kivu Province of Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 2017
Health zones | #1. Antibiotics | #2. Oxytocics | #3. Anti-convulsants | #4. MRP | #5. RRP | #6. AVD | #7. Neonatal resuscitation | #8. Caesarean section | #9. Blood transfusion | Facilities performing all signal function* | Facilities providing services 24 h a day and 7 days a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Goma | |||||||||||
 RH and RHC (n = 6) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 5 (83.3) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (100) |
 HC (n = 5) | 5 (100) | 5 (100) | 3 (60.0) | 5 (100) | 4 (80.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (60.0) | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Karisimbi | |||||||||||
 RH and RHC (n = 6) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 3 (50.0) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) |
 HC (n = 8) | 5 (62.5) | 8 (100) | 0 (0) | 8 (100) | 2 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Rutshuru | |||||||||||
 RH and RHC (n = 6) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (100) | 2 (33.3) | 5 (83.3) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (66.7) |
 HC (n = 11) | 7 (63.6) | 11 (100) | 0 (0) | 11 (100) | 1 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (9.1) | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
All HZs | |||||||||||
 RH and RHC (n = 18) | 16 (88.9) | 18 (100) | 11 (61.1) | 17 (94.4) | 17 (94.4) | 3 (16.7) | 14 (77.8) | 16 (88.9) | 10 (56) | 3 (16.7) | 16 (88.9) |
 HC (n = 24) | 17 (70.8) | 24 (100) | 3 (12.5) | 24 (100) | 7 (29.2) | 0 (0) | 5 (20.8) | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total (n = 42) | 33 (78.6) | 42 (100) | 14 (33.3) | 41 (97.6) | 24 (57.1) | 3 (7.1) | 19 (45.2) | 16 (88.9†) | 10 (55.6†) | 3 (7.1) | 16 (38.1) |