Table 3 Contribution of AMW and their needed support
From: Auxiliary midwives in hard to reach rural areas of Myanmar: filling MCH gaps
Contributions of AMW | Mean | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
Number of referred pregnant cases | 2.9 | 5.2 |
Number of deliveries | 9.0 | 29.2 |
Number of cases received antenatal care | 11.5 | 29.9 |
Number of deliveries in the last six month | 9.2 | 34.4 |
Support to AMW | Frequency | Percent |
Support from rural health centre | ||
Very satisfied | 325 | 28.0 |
Satisfied | 674 | 58.1 |
Fairly satisfied | 112 | 9.7 |
Unsatisfied | 38 | 3.3 |
Very unsatisfied | 10 | 0.9 |
Travelling difficulty to hard to reach areas | ||
Having difficulty | 692 | 65.5 |
Not having difficulty | 395 | 34.5 |
Experiencing patients refusing to be referred to | ||
higher facilities | ||
Ever experienced | 546 | 57.2 |
Never experienced | 408 | 42.8 |
Sources of financial assistance | ||
From community fund | ||
Ever received | 89 | 8.7 |
Never received | 932 | 91.3 |
From individual patients | ||
Ever received | 414 | 39.0 |
Never received | 649 | 61.0 |
Needed support | ||
Technical supervision | ||
Needed | 1100 | 99.1 |
Not needed | 10 | 0.9 |
Refresher course | ||
Needed | 1054 | 99.0 |
Not needed | 11 | 1.0 |
Kits replenishment | ||
Needed | 949 | 96.0 |
Not needed | 40 | 4.0 |
Transportation support | ||
Needed | 691 | 74.0 |
Not needed | 243 | 26.0 |