Table 2 Inputs indicators—extended comprehensive post-abortion care signal functions in the Nigeria and CAR hospitals
| Â | Nigeria hospital | CAR hospital |
Comprehensive PAC Signal functions | Indicator present d | Indicator present d |
Drugs, supplies, and services available for Post-Abortion Care | ||
 Parenteral Uterotonics (at least 2 uterotonics with at least 1 parenteral available for PAC) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Removal of retention products (manual or electric vacuum aspiration for PAC) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Parenteral antibiotics | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Intravenous fluids | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Blood transfusion (with routine screening of donor blood for HIV, Hepatitis B, C and Syphilis) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Surgical laparotomy capability (including hysterectomy) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
Drugs, supplies, and services available for Post-abortion Contraception | ||
 3 + Modern short acting contraceptives (at least 3 methods) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 1 + Modern long-acting reversible contraceptives (at least 1 method) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Contraception available 7/7 | NO (0) | YES (1) |
Infrastructure and Human Resources | ||
 Facility open 24/7 | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 1 + medical doctor on duty 24/7 | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 3 + medical doctor registered and effectively working | YES (1) | YES (1) |
TOTAL n/N, (%) | 11/12(92%) | 12/12(100%) |
Additional signal functions to fulfill the extended capability to provide comprehensive PAC | Indicator present | Indicator present |
Infrastructure | ||
 Electricity available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Generator available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Refrigerator available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Email/internet available and functioning | NO (0) | YES (1) |
 Incinerator available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Water supply available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Sewerage system available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
Referral capacity to refer patients if needed e: | ||
 Telephone/radio call available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Ambulance available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
Guidelines, Equipment, and Human Resources | ||
 Evidence based PAC guidelines available and accessible for clinicians b | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Clinical audits currently in use (regular mortality, morbidity and/or near-miss review) | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Critical care unit available and functioning (ICU) c | YES (1)—ICU | NO (0)—HDU |
 Ultrasound available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Biochemical/clinical laboratory available and functioning | YES (1) | YES (1) |
 Anesthetist capacity on duty 24/7 | YES (1) | YES (1) |
TOTAL n/N, (%) | 14/15(93%) | 14/15(97%) |
TOTAL EXTENDED CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PAC a | 25/27 (92.6%) | 26/27 (96.3%) |