Table 1.

Characteristics of pulse oximeter recipients and their healthcare facilities. Values are number (proportion) or median (IQR [range]).

Training qualification recipients
Anaesthetic officer or assistant	49 (70%)
Clinical officer	9 (13%)
Nurse trained on the job	8 (11%)
Student or other	4 (6%)
Medically qualified	0
Never taught to use an oximeter	28 (42%)
Used a pulse oximeter once or less	27 (40%)
Type of healthcare facility
Governmental district hospital	26 (37%)
Health centre	17 (24%)
Mission hospital	17 (24%)
Referral, university, or other hospital	11 (16%)
Healthcare facility (n = 75)
Inpatient bed number	100 (100–200 [17–500])
Operating theatres	2 (1–2 [0–5])
Cases performed per week	13 (6–23 [0–95])
Medically trained surgeons	3 (1–4 [0–11])
Anaesthesia providers	2 (1–3 [0–10])