Table 3 Adequacy rates of human resources, equipment for the emergency care of pregnant women, medications and support services according to type of hospital (public or mixed) and availability of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (Brazil, 2011–2012)
Adequacy items | ICU available | ICU not available | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public % (n) | Mixed % (n) | p value * | Public % (n) | Mixed % (n) | p value * | |
Human resources | ||||||
Adequate | 22.5 (42) | 13.2 (52) | <0.001 | 21.3 (68) | 5.7 (14) | <0.001 |
Partially Adequate | 68.4 (128) | 49.1 (193) | 39.7 (127) | 21.2 (52) | ||
Inadequate | 9.1 (17) | 37.7 (148) | 39.1(125) | 73.1(179) | ||
Equipment for the emergency care of pregnant women | ||||||
Adequate | 88.7 (165) | 89.6 (353) | 0.551 | 60.1 (193) | 88.2 (217) | <0.001 |
Partially Adequate | 11.3 (21) | 9.9 (39) | 33.3 (107) | 9.8 (24) | ||
Inadequate | 0.0 (0) | 0.5 (2) | 6.6 (21) | 2.0 (5) | ||
Medications | ||||||
Adequate | 78.0 (145) | 80.6 (319) | <0.001 | 54.7 (175) | 78.0 (191) | <0.001 |
Partially Adequate | 22.0 (41) | 16.2 (64) | 42.8 (137) | 22.0 (54) | ||
Inadequate | 0.0 (0) | 3.3 (13) | 2.5 (8) | 0.0 (0) | ||
Support services | ||||||
Adequate | 88.7 (165) | 67.6 (267) | <0.001 | 51.7 (166) | 46.7 (114) | <0.001 |
Partially Adequate | 9.1 (17) | 25.6 (101) | 38.0 (122) | 20.9 (51) | ||
Inadequate | 2.2 (4) | 6.8 (27) | 10.3 (33) | 32.4 (59) | ||
Global adequacy evaluation | ||||||
Adequate | 73.3 (137) | 40.3 (159) | <0.001 | 24.4 (78) | 10.6 (26) | <0.001 |
Partially Adequate | 26.7 (50) | 55.4 (218) | 75.6 (242) | 78.8 (193) | ||
Inadequate | 0.0 (0) | 4.4 (17) | 0.0 (0) | 10.6 (26) | ||