Table 3.
Availability of guidelines and basic supplies, and strength of management, training, and reporting systems to ensure quality primary care for HIV, hypertension, and diabetes at 24 health facilities in northwest Tanzania, by health facility level
| Hospitals (N=4) | Health centres (N=8) | Dispensaries (N=12) | p value | Total | p value vs HIV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines | ||||||
| HIV | 4 (100%) | 5 (63%) | 1 (8%) | 0·001 | 10 (42%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 3 (25%) | 0·25 | 3 (13%) | 0·07 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 0 | 3 (25%) | 0·25 | 3 (13%) | 0·07 |
| Diagnostic equipment | ||||||
| HIV | 4 (100%) | 2 (25%) | 4 (33%) | 0·05 | 10 (42%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 3 (75%) | 5 (63%) | 9 (75%) | 0·84 | 17 (71%) | 0·09 |
| Diabetes | 3 (75%) | 3 (38%) | 2 (17%) | 0·10 | 8 (33%) | 0·69 |
| First-line therapy | ||||||
| HIV | 4 (100%) | 6 (75%) | 1 (8%) | 0·0005 | 11 (46%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 3 (75%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (25%) | 0·16 | 8 (33%) | 0·51 |
| Diabetes | 4 (100%) | 1 (13%) | 3 (25%) | 0·007 | 8 (33%) | 0·51 |
| Training | ||||||
| HIV | 1 (25%) | 2 (25%) | 4 (33%) | 1·00 | 7 (29%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0·17 | 1 (4%) | 0·03 |
| Diabetes | 1 (25%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0·17 | 1 (4%) | 0·03 |
| Supervision | ||||||
| HIV | 4 (100%) | 6 (75%) | 3 (25%) | 0·009 | 13 (54%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 0 | 3 (38%) | 2 (17%) | 0·42 | 5 (21%) | 0·04 |
| Diabetes | 0 | 3 (38%) | 2 (17%) | 0·42 | 5 (21%) | 0·04 |
| Reporting | ||||||
| HIV | 4 (100%) | 6 (75%) | 1 (8%) | 0·0005 | 11 (46%) | .. |
| Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | 0 | 0·001 |
| Diabetes | 3 (75%) | 0 | 0 | 0·002 | 3 (13%) | 0·008 |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. See table 1 for outcome definitions.