Table 3.
Availability and functionality of diagnostic instruments at PHCs by location (N=305)
| Variable | Urban n (%) |
Semiurban n (%) |
Rural n (%) |
Total |
| Sphygmomanometer availability | ||||
| Available | 92 (95.8) | 90 (95.7) | 102 (88.7) | 284 (93.1) |
| Not available | 4 (4.2) | 4 (4.3) | 13 (11.3) | 21 (6.9) |
| Functionality n=284 | ||||
| Yes | 87 (94.6) | 78 (86.7) | 78 (76.5) | 243 (85.6) |
| No | 5 (5.4) | 12 (13.3) | 24 (23.5) | 41 (14.4) |
| Stethoscope availability | ||||
| Available | 94 (97.9) | 89 (94.7) | 102 (88.7) | 285 (93.4) |
| Not available | 2 (2.1) | 5 (5.3) | 13 (11.3) | 20 (6.6) |
| Functionality n=285 | ||||
| Yes | 90 (95.7) | 79 (88.8) | 82 (80.4) | 251 (88.1) |
| No | 4 (4.3) | 10 (11.2) | 20 (19.6) | 34 (11.9) |
| Glucometer availability | ||||
| Available | 81 (84.4) | 64 (68.1) | 62 (53.9) | 207 (67.9) |
| Not available | 15 (15.6) | 30 (31.9) | 53 (46.1) | 98 (32.1) |
| Functionality n=207 | ||||
| Yes | 74 (91.4) | 53 (82.8) | 52 (83.9) | 179 (84.5) |
| No | 7 (8.6) | 11 (17.2) | 10 (6.2) | 28 (13.5) |
| Weighing scale | ||||
| Available | 91 (94.8) | 88 (93.6) | 87 (75.7) | 266 (87.2) |
| Not available | 5 (5.2) | 6 (6.4) | 28 (24.3) | 39 (12.8) |
| Functionality n=266 | ||||
| Yes | 78 (85.7) | 81 (92.0) | 82 (94.3) | 241 (90.6) |
| No | 13 (14.3) | 7 (8.0) | 5 (5.7) | 25 (9.4) |
| Test kit for urine | ||||
| Available | 86 (89.6) | 76 (80.9) | 64 (55.7) | 226 (74.1) |
| Not available | 10 (10.4) | 18 (19.1) | 51 (44.3) | 79 (25.9) |
| Lipid profile kit | ||||
| Available | 40 (41.7) | 32 (34.0) | 7 (6.1) | 79 (25.9) |
| Not available | 56 (58.3) | 62 (66.0) | 108 (93.9) | 226 (74.1) |
PHCs, primary health centres.