Table 7.
General quality performance of Kamuli district health facilities as judged against guidelines/indicators.
| Health facility | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | Total score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H (Hospital) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| G (Hospital) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| F (HCIV) | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| E (HCIV) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| D (HCIII) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| C (HCIII) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| B (HCIII) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| A (HCIII) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
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| Total score | 15 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 13 | |
Note: for both the health facilities and guidelines, least performance score implied good quality services while the greatest score implied poor quality services offered by a facility.
Key:
a-every staff participates on identification of tuberculosis cases, B-waiting to receive laboratory result, C-waiting time to receive treatment, D-two ZN tests done for every suspect, E-system of identifying coughing clients from waiting, areas, and other places, F-system of tracing lost clients, G-assessing every patient with at least one test, H-is every TB client on DOTs? I-TB patients aware of adverse effects/side effects of TB drugs, J-every suspect advised to test, for HIV, K-cases notified, L-number of patients cured, M-number of treatment failures, N-number of patients who defaulted, O-number of patients who died.