Table 2 Profile of study sites, 2008
| Â | Bangladesh | Guinea | Mali | Niger | Uganda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | A | B | Â | A | B | C | A | B |
Type of institution | Private | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public | Faith-based | Faith-based |
Location | Rural | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | Rural | Rural |
Total no. of maternity beds/total no. of hospital beds | 80/750 | 20/105 | 30/119 | 24/128 | 36/186 | 36/382 | 2/53 | 34/266 | 50/200 |
Providers who perform CS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Obstetrician-gynecologists | X | - | - | X | X | X | X | X | X |
General surgeons or general practitioners | - | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - |
No. of deliveries in 2008 | 2,178 | 1,136 | 719 | 1,048 | 1,868 | 1,375 | 4925 | 2,929 | 1,778 |
No. of CS deliveries in 2008 | 1,068 | 277 | 379 | 269 | 302 | 688 | 324 | 998 | 663 |
2008 institutional CS rate | 49% | 24% | 53% | 26% | 16% | 49% | 7% | 34% | 37% |
No. of CS deliveries reviewed | 350 | 277 | 376 | 269 | 299 | 349 | 324 | 348 | 349 |
% of patient files found | 100.0%1 | 92.1% | 61.2% | 36.8% | 98.7% | 65.0% | 67.3% | 78.4% | 95.1% |
Number of key informants from facility interviewed | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |