Availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) among public and private health facilities in rural northwest Bangladesh

Table 1 Health facilities visited by women reporting obstetric complications and near misses in the JiVitA-3 trial

Health facility	% of total visits to health facilities (# of total visits to each facility/ total # of visits to health facilities)
*Public facilities*
Maternal and Child Welfare Center, Gaibandha	16% (465)
District (Sadar) Hospital, Gaibandha	10% (291)
Sundorgonj Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex	9% (262)
Medical College Hospital, Rangpur	8% (233)
Sadallapur Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex	5% (145)
Maternal and Child Welfare Center, Rangpur	4% (116)
Pirgonj Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex	1% (29)
Other (Individual providers)	2% (58)
Total – public facilities	54% (1,571/2,909)
*Private clinics*
Rabeya Clinic, Gaibandha	8% (233)
Gaibandha Clinic, Gaibandha	6% (178)
Update Clinic, Rangpur	6% (174)
Ideal Clinic, Rangpur	5% (146)
Islami Bank Community Hospital, Rangpur	5% (144)
Oishi Clinic, Gaibandha	5% (143)
Pulse Clinic, Gaibandha	3% (87)
Other (Individual clinics)	8% (233)
Total – private clinics	46% (1,338/2,909)

Table 1 illustrates the 14 most frequently visited health facilities among women reporting obstetric complications and near misses in the JiVitA-3 trial.

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