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Table 2 Healthcare facility variables summary scores, and bivariate associations with ANC patient satisfaction at the facility, northern Nigeria. N = 534

From: Antenatal care satisfaction in a developing country: a cross-sectional study from Nigeria

Facility structural characteristicsa

Mean (std.dev)

Maximum expected score

Number

Availability of general-care equipmentb

6.38 (4.34)

23

534

Availability of drugsb

12.98 (9.57)

48

457

Proportion of employed clinical staff available on day of survey (%)c

75.40 (25.1)

100

534

Facility cleanliness and amenities

6.35 (2.77)

11

534

  1. ANC Antenatal Care
  2. aIndicators are objectively measured by surveyors
  3. bSignificantly associated with satisfaction in bivariate analysis at p < 0.05
  4. cClinical staff: Doctors, nurses, midwives, auxiliary nurse, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, technicians, community health officers, community health extension workers
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BMC Public Health

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