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Table 1 Overview of United Nations guidelines process indicators for the survey area

From: Human resources for emergency obstetric care in northern Tanzania: distribution of quantity or quality?

 

Minimum recommended level (United Nations guidelines)

Total

Moshi urban

Hai

Arusha urban

Arumeru

Hanang

Mbulu

BEmOC per 500 000

4

1.6

3.6

0.0

1.9

1.0

2.6

2.3

CEmOC per 500 000

1

4.6

10.7

2.0

11.5

2.1

0.0

4.5

Percentage of facility deliveries in:

   Not EmOC

 

19.0

4.1

38.6

36.2

14.3

7.6

10.5

   BEmOC

 

2.2

2.7

0.0

4.3

0.2

8.9

0.8

CEmOC

15

34.1

124.1

6.4

112.5

3.7

0.0

42.4

Percentage of total expected complicated deliveriesa

   EmOC (met need)

100

59.8

319.3

8.2

164.2

8.9

2.1

50.4

   Not EmOC

21.4

0.1

30.5

84.1

9.1

2.7

 

5.8

Caesarean section rate

        

At CEmOC

5–15

4.6

23.2

0.9

14.0

0.7

c

3.6

Case fatality rateab

1

1.46

1.28

2.09

1.54

1.78

c

1.38

  1. aAdjusted complications – As described in Plan 3 in the United Nations guidelines
  2. bOnly at CEmOC facilities recording deaths.
  3. cNo CEmOC facilities in the district