TABLE 1.

Estimated Access to and Utilization of Misoprostol to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Inhambane and Nampula Provinces, Mozambique, January–September 2017

Location	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K
Location	Misoprostol Distributed Through ANC and TBAs	Misoprostol Distributed Minus Returned	District Population (2017)	Annual Births in District (2017)^a	Proportion of Health Facilities Enrolled in Misoprostol Program	Annual Births in Misoprostol Areas^b	Births in Misoprostol Areas (First 9 Months of 2017)^c	Home Births in Misoprostol Areas (First 9 Months of 2017)^d	Access to Misoprostol at Home Births^e	Utilization of Misoprostol at Home Births^f	Interpretation
Inhambane Province
Zavala	616	243	163,620	7,363	38%	2,798	2,098	630	98%	39%	Excellent access, poor utilization
Homoine	417	45	131,680	5,926	46%	2,726	2,044	613	68%	7%	Fair access, very poor utilization
Total both districts	1,033	288	295,300	13,289	42%	5,581	4,143	1243	83%	23%	Good access, poor utilization
Nampula Province
Mecuburi	1,464	840	189,880	8,545	43%	3,674	2,756	827	100%^g	100%^g	Excellent access and utilization
Erati	2,568	2,034	322,737	14,523	54%	7,842	5,882	1,765	100%^g	100%^g	Excellent access and utilization
Monapo	1,357	1,039	389,902	17,546	43%	7,545	5,659	1,698	80%	61%	Good access, fair utilization
Total 3 districts	5,389	3,913	902,519	40,613	47%	19,088	14,296	4,289	100%^g	91%	Excellent access and utilization

↵a Column C * 4.5%.
↵b Column E * Column D. The calculation uses a fixed number of residents and assumes population figures are similar across the country, leading to imprecision in the calculation of access and utilization indicators.
↵c Column D * 0.75.
↵d Column G * 0.30.
↵e Column A/Column H.
↵f Column B/Column H.
↵g In Mecuburi, access was 100% with 637 remaining doses and 13 additional doses utilized; Erati had 100% access with 803 remaining doses and 269 additional doses utilized. In total, there were 1,440 remaining doses in all 3 districts of Nampula.