Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a low-resource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National survey

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dc.creatorBintabara, Deogratius
dc.creatorErnest, Alex
dc.creatorMpondo, Bonaventura
dc.date2020-11-24T08:00:18Z
dc.date2020-11-24T08:00:18Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T14:01:37Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T14:01:37Z
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020608
dc.descriptionThis 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 analyzed 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 (p<0.001). Furthermore, the type of facility, performing quality assurance, regular reviewing of maternal and newborn deaths, reviewing clients’ opinion and number of delivery beds per facility were significantly associated with readiness to provide BEmONC. Conclusion: The study findings show disparities in the availability and readiness to provide BEmONC among health facilities in Tanzania. The Tanzanian Ministry of Health should emphasise quality assurance efforts and systematic maternal and newborn death audits. Health leadership should fairly distribute clinical guidelines, essential medicines, equipment and refresher trainings to improve availability and quality BEmONC
dc.identifierBintabara, D., Ernest, A., & Mpondo, B. (2019). Health facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a low-resource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National survey. BMJ open, 9(2), e020608.
dc.identifierDOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020608
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2505
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2505
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group Ltd
dc.subjectHealth facility
dc.subjectNewborn care
dc.subjectObstetric
dc.subjectNeonatal mortality
dc.subjectEmergency obstetric
dc.subjectParental administration
dc.subjectMaternal death
dc.subjectNewborn death
dc.subjectPlacenta removal
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titleHealth facility service availability and readiness to provide basic emergency obstetric and newborn care in a low-resource setting: evidence from a Tanzania National survey
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