Change in number of facilities providing caesareans in Tanzania between 2006 and 2014–15
| Facility type | 2006 | 2014–15 | Ratio 2014–15:2006 | |||||||
| Total number of facilities in Tanzania (Data source*) | Percentage providing caesareans (95% CI) (SPA 2006) | Estimated number of facilities providing caesareans† | Median monthly caesarean deliveries (IQR) [SPA 2006] | Total number of facilities in Tanzania (Data source*) | Percentage providing caesareans (95% CI) (SPA 2014–15) | Estimated number of facilities providing caesareans† | Median monthly caesarean deliveries (IQR) (SPA 2014–15) | Number of facilities providing caesareans | Median monthly caesarean deliveries | |
| Hospitals and health centres (all sectors) | 751 (SPA 2006) | 37% (29% to 47%) | 278 | 12 (3–20) | 1026 (SPA 2014–15) | 31% (29% to 33%) | 318 | 17 (5–36) | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Hospitals (public sector only) | 95 (SAM 2004–05) | 87% (82% to 91%) | 83 | 17 (9–29) | 133 (HFR 2018; ZHSSP 2017) | 88% (86% to 89%) | 117 | 35 (22–61) | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Health centres (public sector only) | 341 [SAM 2004–05) | 4% (1% to 25%) | 14 | 1 (1–1) | 567 (HFR 2018; ZHSSP 2017) | 8% (6% to 10%) | 45 | 5 (1–8) | 3.2 | 5.0 |
Note: no dispensaries or clinics are reported in this table, since no facilities at these levels report performing caesareans.
*Facility numbers were obtained from the survey sampling frames, rather than the number of facilities surveyed in the SPA.
†Estimated by multiplying the total number of facilities by the percentage providing caesareans.
HFR, Health Facility Registry; SAM, Service Availability Mapping; SPA, Service Provision Assessment; ZHSSP, Zanzibar Health Sector Strategic Plan.