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. 2012 Dec 13;11:75. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-75

Table 1.

Facility input variables: definitions and percent of facilities with inputs available

Inputs available Definition Number of facilities with inputs available % of facilities with inputs available [95% CI]
Equipment & infrastructure
Equipment
At least 15 out of the 18 key items available on the day of the survey
158
62.0 [53.2-70.1]
N=248
[Any communication equipment (mobile phone, telephone or two-way radio); Any means of transport (bicycle, motorbike or own vehicle); Labour bed/ couch; BP machine; Stethoscope; Thermometer; Adult weighing scale; Baby weighing scale; Sharps box; Decontamination solution; Steriliser (cooker or stove); Disposable gloves; Dressing material (gauze and tape); Waste receptacle with lid and plastic liner; Hand washing soap; Supplies to mix ORS, cups and spoons; Refrigerator; Fridge thermometer]
Electricity
Any electricity supply available
120
37.5 [22.1-56.0]
N=247
Water
Any water supply available
222
87.2 [76.9- 93.3]
N=248
[Running piped, non-running piped, stored]
Commodities
Drugs
All drugs on tracer list in stock on the day of the survey
48
19.2 [12.9-27.6]
N=248
[Paracetamol tablets; Albendazole tablets; Amoxicillin Capsules; Amoxicillin Syrup; Co-trimoxazole tablets; Chlorphenamine (Piriton) tablets; Artemether-lumefantrine tablets; Hydrocortisone injection; Tetracycline eye ointment; Metronidazole (Flagyl) tablets; Clotrimazole cream; Injection Benzyl penicillin; Injection Gentamycin; ORS 500ml sachets]
Family planning commodities
All essential family planning commodities in stock on the day of the survey
180
76.6 [68.7-83.0]
N=247
[Contraceptive pills; Emergency contraceptive pills; Depo-Provera injections; Male condoms]
Vaccine commodities
All essential vaccines in stock on the day of the survey
199
77.5 [66.6-85.6]
N=247
[Tetanus toxoid; BCG; Measles; OPV; Pentavalent (DPT/ HepB/ Hib]
Staff
Qualified staff
At least 4 staff with medically related qualifications available
141
46.6 [37.4-56.1]
N=248
[e.g. clinical officer, registered nurse, enrolled nurse, pharmaceutical technician, lab technologist, lab technician, public health technician, public health officer, social worker, VCT counsellor, health education officer]
Support staff
At least 2 support staff available
168 63.2 [55.3-70.6]
N=248 [e.g. cleaner, watchman, data clerk, clinical support staff, mixed category, administrative support, cashier, cook, and others]

Note: BP = Blood Pressure; ORS = Oral Re-hydration Salts; BCG = Bacillus Calmette Guerin (TB vaccine); OPV = Oral Polio Vaccine; DPT = Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping cough) and Tetanus vaccine; HepB = Hepatitis B; Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine; VCT = Voluntary Testing and Counseling.