Table 1 Characteristics of the ACT control clusters by site during the ACT trial period

Clusters, N

6

9

20

20

20

10

16

Total deliveries, N

2,292

3,960

16,630

7,597

8,202

5,739

7,103

Birth location

 Hospital

2,275 (99.3)

1,753 (44.3)

12,374 (74.4)

5,828 (76.7)

3,261 (39.8)

864 (15.1)

990 (13.9)

 Clinic

3 (0.1)

45 (1.1)

3,374 (20.3)

1,648 (21.7)

1,758 (21.4)

2,833 (49.4)

2,014 (28.4)

 Home

13 (0.6)

2,162 (54.6)

882 (5.3)

119 (1.6)

3,182 (38.8)

2,042 (35.6)

4,099 (57.7)

Birth attendant

 Physician

1,847 (80.7)

1,784 (45.1)

11,123 (66.9)

5,956 (78.4)

2,226 (27.1)

146 (2.5)

151 (2.1)

 Nurse/Midwife

430 (18.8)

19 (0.5)

4,733 (28.5)

1,537 (20.2)

2,269 (27.7)

3,462 (60.3)

2,916 (41.1)

 TBA

0 (0.0)

2,133 (53.9)

175 (1.1)

48 (0.6)

3,565 (43.5)

1,322 (23.0)

3,191 (44.9)

 Family/Self Delivery

12 (0.5)

24 (0.6)

599 (3.6)

56 (0.7)

141 (1.7)

809 (14.1)

845 (11.9)

Antenatal care (≥1)

2,162 (94.6)

3,924 (99.2)

16,459 (99.9)

7,585 (99.9)

7,231 (89.7)

5,711 (99.6)

6,999 (98.7)

Methods to estimate delivery date

 LMP only or LMP with clinical exam

518 (22.8)

2,994 (75.6)

14,444 (86.9)

7,306 (96.2)

5,504 (67.1)

5,619 (98.0)

6,333 (89.4)

 Clinical exam only

28 (1.2)

87 (2.2)

203 (1.2)

28 (0.4)

133 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

22 (0.3)

 USG only or USG with other

789 (34.7)

636 (16.1)

364 (2.2)

16 (0.2)

616 (7.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Not applicable (after delivery)

854 (37.5)

165 (4.2)

1,610 (9.7)

235 (3.1)

316 (3.9)

71 (1.2)

366 (5.2)

 Date unknown

87 (3.8)

77 (1.9)

9 (0.1)

7 (0.1)

1,629 (19.9)

45 (0.8)

365 (5.2)

Preterm births

184 (9.4)

308 (7.8)

1,743 (10.4)

714 (9.3)

1,098 (14.8)

667 (11.6)

615 (8.9)

<2500 g birth weight

163 (7.1)

514 (12.9)

3,216 (19.2)

1,143 (14.9)

1,684 (20.3)

301 (5.2)

252 (3.5)

<5th percentile for birth weight babies

149 (6.4)

192 (4.8)

874 (5.2)

377 (4.9)

890 (10.7)

263 (4.5)

252 (3.5)