Table 2.
Service provision for chronic diseases in adults seen at the outpatient departments of 24 health facilities in northwest Tanzania
| Hospitals (N=4) | Health centres (N=8) | Dispensaries (N=12) | Overall (N=24) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All visits/month/facility | 2447 | 223 | 157 | 561 | |
| Visits related to chronic diseases | 1411 (57·6%) | 44 (19·8%) | 22 (12·7%) | 271 (46·3%) | |
| HIV | |||||
| Patients/month | 829 | 36 | 14 | 157 | |
| Visits/month | 829 (33·9%) | 36 (16·2%) | 14 (9·0%) | 157 (28·1%) | |
| Hypertension | |||||
| Patients/month | 131 | 3 | 2 | 24 | |
| Visits/month | 131 (5·3%) | 3 (1·5%) | 3 (1·7%) | 24 (4·3%) | |
| Diabetes | |||||
| Patients/month | 162 | 1 | 1 | 28 | |
| Visits/month | 162 (6·6%) | 1 (0·3%) | 1 (0·8%) | 28 (5·0%) | |
| Epilepsy | |||||
| Patients/month | 161 | 1 | <1 | 28 | |
| Visits/month | 161 (6·6%) | 1 (0·5%) | <1 (0·5%) | 29 (4·9%) | |
| Heart failure | |||||
| Patients/month | 81 | <1 | <1 | 13 | |
| Visits/month | 81 (3·3%) | <1 (0·1%) | <1 (<0·1%) | 13 (2·4%) | |
| COPD or asthma | |||||
| Patients/month | 48 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Visits/month | 48 (1·9%) | 3 (1·1%) | 1 (0·7%) | 9 (1·7%) | |
Results are mean number of patients and visits per month per facility, and proportion of visits as percentage of all visits. COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.