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Table 1 Hospital strata and characteristics

From: Cluster randomized trial of an active, multifaceted information dissemination intervention based on The WHO Reproductive health library to change obstetric practices: methods and design issues [ISRCTN14055385]

Country

Stratum

Type / size

Number of hospitals

Mean number of deliveries (range)/ year / hospital

Number of hospitals with guidelines available

Number of hospitals with continued education programme present

Mexico

1

Social security / small

3

3334 (2050–4951)

3

3

 

2

Social security / large

5

9886 (5964–17670)

5

5

 

3

State / small

11

3112 (1307–4458)

7

8

 

4

State / large

3

6428 (5019–7244)

2

2

Thailand

5

State / small

12

3249 (1500–4000)

0

0

 

6

State / large

6

6688 (5200–10000)

0

0