Availability and distribution of, and geographic access to emergency obstetric care in Zambia
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Availability and distribution of, and geographic access to emergency obstetric care in Zambia.
OBJECTIVE To assess the availability and coverage of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in Zambia. METHODS Reported provision of EmOC signal functions in the Zambian Health Facility Census and additional criteria on staffing, opening hours, and referral capacity were used to classify all Zambian health facilities as providing comprehensive EmOC, basic EmOC, or more limited care. Geograp...
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OBJECTIVE This paper examines the availability of basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric care (EmOC), interventions used to treat direct obstetric complications. Determining what interventions are provided in health facilities is the first priority in analyzing a country's capabilities to treat obstetric emergencies. There are eight key interventions, six constitute basic EmOC and all eigh...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0020-7292
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.05.007