Surgical Safety Checklist uptake
| Variable | Surgical Safety Checklist use | ||
| No n=292 | Yes n=176 | P value* | |
| Type of surgery, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Elective | 34 (12) | 3 (2) | |
| Emergency | 258 (88) | 173 (98) | |
| Employer of providers, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| MOH | 167 (57) | 105 (60) | |
| PIH | 78 (27) | 62 (35) | |
| Temporary | 47 (16) | 9 (5) | |
| Healthcare worker cadre, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Clinical officers/clinicians | 268 (92) | 176 (100) | |
| Doctors | 24 (8) | 0 (0) | |
| Name of procedure, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| CS | 254 (87) | 176 (100) | |
| Other | 38 (13) | 0 (0) | |
| Time of the day, (n) | <0.001 | ||
| Day | 182 (72) | 86 (49) | |
| Night | 71 (28) | 89 (51) | |
| Complications, n (%) | 0.028 | ||
| No | 239 (85) | 133 (77) | |
| Yes | 42 (15) | 40 (23) | |
| Anaesthetist cadre, n (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Anaesthetic clinical officer | 66 (23) | 102 (58) | |
| Anaesthetic technician | 226 (77) | 74 (42) | |
| Outcome of procedure, n (%) | 0.053 | ||
| Alive | 292 (100) | 173 (98) | |
| Dead | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | |
*Wilcoxon rank-sum test; Pearson’s χ2 test; Fisher’s exact test.
CS, caesarean section; MOH, Ministry of Health; PIH, Partners In Health.