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Table 1 Medical records, patient, and facility characteristics, by second phase follow-up

From: Tackling equitable coverage and quality of care for neonates in hospitals: a pre-post assessment on asphyxia interventions in Mesoamerica

Medical records characteristics

 

n (%)

Baseline

129 (52.0)

Second phase

119 (48.0)

Totala

248 (100)

EmONCb facility type

 Basic-level

20 (15.5)

73 (61.3)

93 (37.5)

 Comprehensive-level

109 (84.5)

46 (38.7)

155 (62.5)

Country

 Mexico

47 (36.4)

35 (29.4)

82 (33.1)

 Nicaragua

34 (26.4)

40 (33.6)

74 (29.8)

 Honduras

21 (16.3)

28 (23.5)

49 (19.8)

 Guatemala

27 (20.9)

16 (13.5)

43 (17.3)

Patient characteristics

 Gestational age

  < 37 weeks (pre-term)

15 (12.9)

10 (9.9)

25 (11.5)

  > 37 weeks (full-term)

101 (87.1)

91 (90.1)

192 (88.5)

 Comorbidities

  No recorded comorbidities

99 (76.7)

93 (78.2)

192 (77.4)

  Low birthweight, prematurity, and/or sepsis

30 (23.3)

26 (21.9)

56 (22.6)

 Maternal complications

  No recorded complications

52 (76.5)

78 (85.7)

130 (81.8)

  Hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, sepsis, and/or other

16 (23.5)

13 (14.3)

29 (18.2)

 Apgar score at 1 min

  > 3

90 (74.4)

77 (68.8)

167 (71.7)

  ≤ 3

31 (25.6)

35 (31.3)

66 (28.3)

 Apgar score at 5 min

  > 3

114 (94.2)

104 (92.9)

218 (93.6)

  ≤ 3

7 (5.8)

8 (7.1)

15 (6.4)

 Neonatal outcome

  Alive

120 (96.8)

117 (99.2)

237 (97.9)

  Dead

4 (3.2)

1 (0.9)

5 (2.1)

Facility characteristics

 

n (%)

Baseline

58 (45.0)

Second phase

71 (55.0)

Total

129 (100%)

EmONC facility type

 Basic-level

37 (63.8)

57 (80.3)

94 (72.9)

 Comprehensive-level

21 (36.2)

14 (19.7)

35 (27.1)

Country

 Mexico

19 (32.8)

14 (19.7)

33 (25.6)

 Nicaragua

8 (13.8)

23 (32.4)

31 (24.0)

 Honduras

14 (24.1)

14 (19.7)

28 (21.7)

 Guatemala

17 (29.3)

20 (28.2)

37 (28.7)

Resuscitation equipment

 Neonatal/pediatric stethoscope

33 (76.7)

62 (88.6)

95 (84.1)

 Neonatal self-inflating bag

35 (83.3)

55 (78.6)

90 (80.4)

 Neonatal laryngoscope, endotracheal tube

28 (82.4)

50 (71.4)

78 (75.0)

 Oxygen tank

35 (83.3)

51 (72.9)

86 (76.8)

Personnel on staff

 Nurse

54 (93.1)

68 (95.8)

122 (94.6)

 General physician

56 (96.6)

69 (97.2)

125 (96.9)

 Pediatrician

25 (43.1)

32 (45.1)

57 (44.2)

 Obstetrician

25 (43.9)

31 (43.7)

56 (43.8)

 Anesthesiologist

21 (36.8)

28 (39.4)

49 (38.3)

Relevant trainingc

49 (84.5)

70 (98.6)

119 (92.3)

  1. a n may vary for each variable due to missingness
  2. b EmONC emergency obstetric and newborn care
  3. c Within last 3 years, training on neonatal resuscitation; general newborn care, temperature control, umbilical cord care; management of prematurity, low birth weight, sepsis, asphyxia; routine care of labor and delivery; basic care of obstetric emergencies