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Table 4 Current reported referral linkages for maternal health services in Sylhet City Corporation compared to an alternate referral scenario in which the receiving facility provides the required service but at a closer distancea

From: Modelling improved efficiency in healthcare referral systems for the urban poor using a geo-referenced health facility data: the case of Sylhet City Corporation, Bangladesh

Total # of reported referrals & their average distance

Current scenario -

% of total reported referrals

received, their average distance & evening availability

Alternate scenario - % of total reported referrals that could be redirected, & their average distance

P value

EMOC

44 @ 2.6 km

70% to Public @ 2.7 km (100% evn)

68% to Public @ 1.8 km (100% evn)

0.0076**

16% to NGO @ 2.1 km (86% evn)

73% to NGO @ 1.4 km (100% evn)

0.0076**

14% to Pvt. @ 2.4 km (100% evn)

82% to Pvt. @ 1.2 km (100% evn)

0.0568

NVD

54 @ 2.8 km

61% to Public @ 2.9 km (100% evn)

71% to Public @ 1.9 km (100% evn)

0.0012**

32% to NGO @ 2.6 km (76% evn)

91% to NGO @ 0.9 km (88% evn)

0.0000**

7% to Pvt. @ 2.4 km (100% evn)

98% to Pvt. @ 0.8 km (100% evn)

0.1311

C-Section

53 @ 2.4 km

64% to Public @ 2.5 km (100% evn)

72% to Public @ 1.7 km (100% evn)

0.0082**

21% to NGO @ 2.7 km (73% evn)

72% to NGO @ 1.4 km (71% evn)

0.0052**

15% to Pvt. @ 1.4 km (100% evn)

94% to Pvt. @ 0.6 km (100% evn)

0.0431**

  1. Pvt. = Private, evn = evening aDistances represent the average distance amongst all referrals in each group, and percentages are calculated based on total originating referrals (column 1) **p < 0.05