Table 3.
Functioning supplies and equipment at health facilities in Kisumu and Siaya, Kenya (number of facilities)
| Level 2 n=21 (%) |
Level 3 n=9 (%) |
Level 4 n=25 (%) |
Level 5 n=5 (%) |
Total n=60 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | |||||
| Gloves | 20 (95) | 7 (78) | 24 (96) | 5 (100) | 56 (93) |
| Face masks | 10 (48) | 4 (44) | 21 (84) | 5 (100) | 40 (67) |
| Gowns | 3 (14) | 4 (44) | 17 (68) | 5 (100) | 29 (48) |
| Monitored beds | NA | NA | 1 (4) | 4 (80) | 6 (10) |
| Central line kits | NA | NA | 1 (4) | 4 (80) | 5 (8) |
| Suction | 5 (24) | 4 (44) | 19 (76) | 4 (80) | 32 (53) |
| Blood pressure cuffs | 18 (86) | 6 (67) | 23 (92) | 5 (100) | 52 (87) |
| Splint/cast supplies | 2 (10) | 1 (11) | 14 (56) | 4 (80) | 21 (35) |
| Suture and wound care supplies | 18 (86) | 8 (89) | 23 (92) | 5 (100) | 54 (90) |
| Defibrillator | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 3 (60) | 5 (8) |
| Back-up power | 1 (5) | 2 (22) | 14 (56) | 5 (100) | 22 (42) |
| Chest tube trays | 1 (5) | 1 (11) | 3 (12) | 5 (100) | 10 (17) |
| Laboratory/diagnostics | |||||
| Ultrasound | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 9 (36) | 5 (100) | 15 (25) |
| ECG | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 3 (12) | 3 (60) | 8 (13) |
| X-ray | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 12 (48) | 5 (100) | 18 (30) |
| Otoscope | 5 (24) | 4 (44) | 14 (56) | 5 (100) | 28 (47) |
| Ophthalmoscope | 4 (19) | 4 (44) | 13 (52) | 5 (100) | 26 (43) |
| Glucometer | 3 (14) | 3 (33) | 23 (92) | 5 (100) | 34 (57) |
| Medications | |||||
| Nitroglycerine | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 4 (16) | 2 (40) | 7 (12) |
| Antibiotics | 16 (76) | 8 (89) | 22 (88) | 5 (100) | 51 (85) |
| Opiates | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (40) | 5 (100) | 15 (25) |
| Insulin | 4 (19) | 1 (11) | 19 (76) | 5 (100) | 29 (48) |
| Pressors | NA | NA | 23 (92) | 5 (100) | 48 (80) |
| General and regional anaesthesia | NA | NA | 8 (32) | 5 (100) | 13 (22) |
| Airway/breathing | |||||
| Oxygen | 5 (24) | 2 (22) | 20 (80) | 5 (100) | 32 (53) |
| CPAP/BPAP machine | NA | NA | 0 (0) | 1 (20) | 1 (2) |
| Ambubag | 8 (38) | 1 (11) | 20 (80) | 5 (100) | 34 (57) |
| Intubation supplies | 2 (10) | 4 (44) | 12 (48) | 5 (100) | 23 (38) |
BPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; NA, Not applicable.