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. 2024 Nov 13;4(11):e0003268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003268

Table 2. Percentage (95% CI) of facilities with tests and medicines for screening, diagnosis and management of diseases available, by healthcare facility type.

  IHC (N = 79) DH (N = 22) MCH (N = 9) All (N = 110)
Diagnostic tests  
HIV rapid test 91 [82–96] 100 [100–100] 78* 92 [84–96]
HIV lab test 7 [3–16] 79 [52–93] 100* 14 [9–21]
Rapid diagnostic test for syphilis 13 [8–23] 92 [70–98] 100* 21 [14–29]
Sputum tests for TB 34 [25–46] 100 [100–100] 22* 39 [29–49]
Rapid diagnostic test for malaria 99 [91–100] 72 [47–88] 78* 96 [92–98]
Thick blood smear 10 [5–18] 97 [78–100] 100* 17 [12–25]
Haemoglobin test 13 [7–22] 79 [55–92] 100* 19 [13–27]
Urine analysis (dip stick) 54 [43–65] 100 [100–100] 89* 58 [48–68]
Medicines for prevention and management of infectious diseases  
ARV first line combination for HIV 28 [19–38] 91 [66–98] 89* 33 [25–43]
HRZE quadritherapy for TB 36 [26–46] 94 [76–99] 0* 39 [30–49]
Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine 91 [83–96] 67** 100* 91 [83–96]
ACT or artesunate/arthemeter IM 91 [83–96] 89 [68–97] 100* 91 [84–96]
Quinine 91 [82–96] 77 [51–91] 89* 90 [82–95]
Benzathine benzyl penicillin injection 69 [58–79] 56 [35–75] 67* 68 [58–77]
Amoxicillin or Ampicillin 88 [79–94] 95 [70–99] 89* 89 [80–94]
Gentamicin 78 [68–86] 71 [48–87] 78* 78 [68–85]
Metronidazole 86 [76–92] 92 [68–98] 100* 87 [78–92]
Acyclovir 17 [10–26] 55 [31–76] 78* 21 [14–29]
Albendazole/Mebendazole 86 [76–92] 77 [53–90] 67* 85 [76–91]
Medicines for EmONC  
Injectable oxytocin 98 [91–99] 100 [100–100] 100* 98 [91–99]
Calcium gluconate 43 [33–54] 69 [45–86] 89* 46 [36–55]
Magnesium sulphate 89 [79–94] 95 [70–99] 100* 89 [81–94]
Diazepam 86 [77–92] 85 [59–96] 100* 86 [78–92]
Corticosteroid (prednisolone/dexamethasone) 82 [72–89] 90 [65–98] 89* 83 [73–90]
Ringer Lactate or NaCL 0.9% 88 [79–94] 100 [100–100] 100* 89 [81–94]
Vaccines  
Tetanus toxoid vaccine 96 [89–99] 100** 50* 96 [89–99]
BCG vaccine 92 [84–97] 83 [57–95] 89* 92 [84–96]
Vaccine against measles 96 [89–99] 75 [50–90] 22* 93 [88–97]
Oral polio vaccine 99 [92–100] 80 [55–93] 67* 97 [93–99]
Penta vaccine 99 [92–100] 72 [48–88] 11* 95 [91–98]
Vaccine against Rotavirus 99 [92–100] 75 [50–90] 11* 96 [92–98]
Vaccine against pneumococcus 93 [85–97] 70 [46–87] 11* 90 [83–94]
Vaccine against meningococcus 54 [43–64] 50 [29–71] 11* 53 [43–62]

*No CI provided as statistics are without error and reflect true value (all existent MCH nationwide are included in the sample)

** Sample size did not allow generation of 95% CIs, due to healthcare facilities reporting the service was not applicable to their facility

N = number of facilities

IHC = Integrated Health Centres, DH = District Hospitals, MCH = Mother and Child Hospitals, HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus, TB = Tuberculosis, ARV = Antiretroviral drugs, HRZE = Isoniazid + Rifampin + Pyrazinamide + Ethambutol quadritherapy, ACT = Artemisin-based Combination Therapy, BCG = Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, EmONC = Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care