Table 3.
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VARIABLES | AFGHANISTAN | BANGLADESH | NEPAL |
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IRR (95% CI) | IRR (95% CI) | IRR (95% CI) | |
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Facility location | |||
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Rural | na | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Urban | 1.05 (0.97–1.13) | 0.98 (0.93–1.03) | |
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Managing authority | |||
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Private | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Public | 0.59 (0.46–0.76)a | 1.05 (0.91–1.21) | 0.73 (0.66–0.81)a |
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Facility types 1 | |||
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Private hospitals/clinics | 1.00 | na | na |
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Special hospitals | 1.42 (1.17–1.72)b | ||
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National/Provincial hospitals | 1.65 (1.16–2.34)b | ||
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Facility types 2 | |||
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Non-government organization | na | 1.00 | na |
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clinics/hospitals | |||
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Private clinics/hospitals | 0.91 (0.80–1.04) | ||
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Urban health centers | 0.62 (0.46–0.85)b | ||
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District hospitals | 0.89 (0.51–0.93) | ||
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Facility types 3 | |||
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Community health units | na | na | 1.00 |
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Urban health centers | 1.02 (0.97–1.09) | ||
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Health posts | 1.04 0.95–1.19) | ||
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Primary health centers | 1.31 (1.21–1.42)a | ||
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Private hospitals | – | ||
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Local-level hospitals | 1.42 (1.28–1.57)a | ||
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Federal/provisional hospitals | 1.33 (1.20–1.48)a | ||
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External sources of revenue | |||
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Government | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Other than government | 1.01 (0.90–1.13) | 1.05 (0.68–1.93) | 1.03 (0.97–1.11) |
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None | 0.77 (0.64–0.92)b | 0.79 (0.68–0.97)c | 1.08 (0.99–1.19) |
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Routine quality assurance activities | |||
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No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Yes | 0.99 (0.92–1.06) | 1.05 (0.95–1.16) | 1.06 (1.01–1.11)c |
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Routine management meetings | |||
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Not performed | 1.00 | na | 1.00 |
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Performed | 0.97 (0.83–1.13) | 1.01 (0.96–1.06) | |
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External supervision | |||
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No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Yes | 1.47 (0.96–2.26) | 0.98 (0.86–1.11) | 1.03 (0.95–1.14) |
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User fees | |||
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None | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Separate fees | 0.80 (0.59–1.10) | 1.02 (0.92–1.14) | 1.10 (1.04–1.18)b |
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Fixed for all services | 1.01 (0.72–1.41) | 0.97 (0.84–1.13) | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) |
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Presence of health provider, 24 h | |||
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No | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Yes | 1.16 (1.06–1.28)b | 1.19 (1.08–1.33)b | 1.02 (0.97–1.07) |
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Clients’ opinions | |||
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Not reviewed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Reviewed | 1.09 (1.01–1.17)c | 1.09 (1.02–1.19)c | 1.04 (0.99–1.09) |
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Ability to perform | |||
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Only diagnosis | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Only treat | 1.16 (0.97–1.38) | 1.00 (0.91–1.17) | 1.16 (1.08–1.26)a |
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Both | 1.27 (1.05–1.53)c | 1.09 (1.01–1.17)c | 1.17 (1.09–1.25)a |
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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 |
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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.