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. 2024 Mar 20;19(1):31. doi: 10.5334/gh.1311

Table 3.

Models of negative binomial regression for variables associated with health facility readiness to manage CVDs: Service Provision Assessment Survey, Afghanistan Bangladesh, and Nepal.


VARIABLES AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH NEPAL

IRR (95% CI) IRR (95% CI) IRR (95% CI)

Facility location

  Rural na 1.00 1.00

  Urban 1.05 (0.97–1.13) 0.98 (0.93–1.03)

Managing authority

  Private 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Public 0.59 (0.46–0.76)a 1.05 (0.91–1.21) 0.73 (0.66–0.81)a

Facility types 1

  Private hospitals/clinics 1.00 na na

  Special hospitals 1.42 (1.17–1.72)b

  National/Provincial hospitals 1.65 (1.16–2.34)b

Facility types 2

  Non-government organization na 1.00 na

  clinics/hospitals

  Private clinics/hospitals 0.91 (0.80–1.04)

  Urban health centers 0.62 (0.46–0.85)b

  District hospitals 0.89 (0.51–0.93)

Facility types 3

  Community health units na na 1.00

  Urban health centers 1.02 (0.97–1.09)

  Health posts 1.04 0.95–1.19)

  Primary health centers 1.31 (1.21–1.42)a

  Private hospitals

  Local-level hospitals 1.42 (1.28–1.57)a

  Federal/provisional hospitals 1.33 (1.20–1.48)a

External sources of revenue

  Government 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Other than government 1.01 (0.90–1.13) 1.05 (0.68–1.93) 1.03 (0.97–1.11)

  None 0.77 (0.64–0.92)b 0.79 (0.68–0.97)c 1.08 (0.99–1.19)

Routine quality assurance activities

  No 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Yes 0.99 (0.92–1.06) 1.05 (0.95–1.16) 1.06 (1.01–1.11)c

Routine management meetings

  Not performed 1.00 na 1.00

  Performed 0.97 (0.83–1.13) 1.01 (0.96–1.06)

External supervision

  No 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Yes 1.47 (0.96–2.26) 0.98 (0.86–1.11) 1.03 (0.95–1.14)

User fees

  None 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Separate fees 0.80 (0.59–1.10) 1.02 (0.92–1.14) 1.10 (1.04–1.18)b

  Fixed for all services 1.01 (0.72–1.41) 0.97 (0.84–1.13) 1.04 (0.95–1.14)

Presence of health provider, 24 h

  No 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Yes 1.16 (1.06–1.28)b 1.19 (1.08–1.33)b 1.02 (0.97–1.07)

Clients’ opinions

  Not reviewed 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Reviewed 1.09 (1.01–1.17)c 1.09 (1.02–1.19)c 1.04 (0.99–1.09)

Ability to perform

  Only diagnosis 1.00 1.00 1.00

  Only treat 1.16 (0.97–1.38) 1.00 (0.91–1.17) 1.16 (1.08–1.26)a

  Both 1.27 (1.05–1.53)c 1.09 (1.01–1.17)c 1.17 (1.09–1.25)a

No. of CVD care providers 1.02 (1.01–1.04)b 1.02 (1.01–1.04)b 1.02 (1.01–1.04)a

Note: CI = confidence interval; IRR = incidence risk ratio; na = data were not available; 1facility type was measured for Afghanistan; 2facility type was measured for Bangladesh; 3facility type was measured for Nepal. Here a, b, and c indicate p < 0.001, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05.