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. 2013 Sep 26;12:80. doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-80

Table 1.

Key characteristics of the study settings

  Iramba district Lindi district
Population
236,282 people
194,143 people
Community Health Fund enrolment rate1
28.1%
0.4%
Hospitals
2
1
Health Centres
6
6
Dispensaries
60
30
Divisions
7
9
Wards
31
30
Villages
143
134
Health workers available
43%
50%
Shortage of health workers 57% 50%

1The national Community Health Fund coverage rate is about 7.9% (National Health Insurance Fund data of 2011).