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. 2023 Mar 10;31(1):2178265. doi: 10.1080/26410397.2023.2178265

Table 2.

Characteristics of facilities included in the SARA assessment (n = 1395)

  N %
Province / federating area and district*
Islamabad Capital Territory 86 6.2
Balochistan 213 15.3
 Kech 78 5.6
 Khuzdar 95 6.8
 Loralai 40 2.9
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 172 12.3
 Charsadda 92 6.6
 Kohat 80 5.7
Punjab 492 35.3
 Kasur 223 16.0
 Rahim Yar Khan 269 19.3
Sindh 239 17.1
 Hyderabad 118 8.5
 Larkana 121 8.7
Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan 193 13.8
 Kotli 126 9.0
 Gilgit 67 4.8
Urban/Rural    
 Urban 348 25.0
 Rural 1047 75.1
Facility level
 Tertiary 9 0.7
 Secondary 66 4.7
 Primary 1320 94.6
Facility type
 Tertiary care hospital / teaching hospital 9 0.7
 District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) 12 0.9
 Tehsil Headquarter Hospital (THQ) 26 1.9
 Rural health centre (RHC) 77 5.5
 Basic health unit (BHU) 329 23.6
 Basic health unit 24/7 112 8.0
 MCH / MNCH 47 3.4
 Medical centre 3 0.2
 Other specialised clinic 23 1.7
 First aid point (FAP) 75 5.4
 Dispensary 285 20.4
 Reproductive health service (RHS-A) 17 1.2
 Reproductive health service (RHS-B) 11 0.8
 Family welfare centre (FWC) 359 25.7
 Mobile service unit 10 0.7

*Province or federating area is emboldened.