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Table 2 Characteristics of the northeast districts (NED) and the southwest districts (SWD) of Quang Ninh province, Viet Nam, 2005

From: Evidence-based practice in neonatal health: knowledge among primary health care staff in northern Viet Nam

Variable

NED

SWD

P-value

Average distance to regional hospital (kilometres)

95

31

<0.011

Average distance to provincial hospital (kilometres)

75

24

<0.011

Neonatal mortality ratea

21.9

14.2

<0.012

Percentage of pregnant women with at least three antenatal care visits

45.6

70.6

<0.012

Percentage of live births receiving a postnatal home visit

48.5

56.7

<0.012

Percentage of community health centres having the National Guidelinesb

64.7

79.3

<0.052

  1. a Number of deaths during the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births
  2. b Guidelines of reproductive health (2003) by the Ministry of Health in Viet Nam
  3. 1 P-value derived from independent sample t-test comparing NED and SWD
  4. 2P-value derived from the χ2 test comparing the NED and the SWD
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