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. 2013 Aug 14;1(2):249–261. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00037

Table 3. Energy Access Among Health Care Facilities (Mean), by Facility Type, Selected sub-Saharan African Countriesa.

Energy Access Facility Type
All Facilities Hospitals Only Other Facilities Besides Hospitals
Access to electricity, %
(N = 11 countries)
74 99 72
Source of electricity, %
(N = 9 countries)
Generator only 7 6 8
Central, solar, or other 68 93 65
Reliable electricity, % of electrified facilities
(N = 8 countries)
28 34 26
a

Data for access to electricity are averages among 11 countries (Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia); for source of electricity, among 9 countries (excludes Ghana and Nigeria); and for reliable electricity, among 8 countries (excludes Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria).

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