Table 1.
Basic characteristics of the study communities
| Characteristic | Community | Entire Central Gonja District | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidrope | Mpaha | Buipe | ||
| Population (2010) | 1,025 | 4,126 | 8,735 | 87,877 |
| Number and type of health facility (2010) | None | Health centre (1) | Hospital (1) | Hospital (1), Health centres (5), CHPS zones (11) |
| Number of medical doctors (2010) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of midwives (2010) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Number of general nurses (2010) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Number of community health nurses (2010) | 0 | 5 | 14 | 37 |
| Number of pharmacists (2010) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of dispensary technicians (2010)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Number of community based surveillance volunteers (2010) | 1 | 2 | 11 | 518 |
| Distance to nearest health facility (km) | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
| Doctor to patient ratio (2010) | 1: 110,576 | |||
| Nurse to patient ratio (2010) | 1:2,572 | |||
| Number of maternal deaths (2010) | n/a | 2 | 25 | 28 |
| Number of under-5 deaths (2010) | n/a | 10 | 14 | 25 |
| Four plus ANC visits (%) (2010) | n/a | 34 | 33 | 29.8 |
| Skilled delivery (%) (2010) | n/a | 18.1 | 22.2 | 13.4 |
| PNC coverage (%) (2010) | n/a | 56.4 | 44.3 | 33.6 |
*These are middle level healthcare personnel trained to dispense drugs at healthcare facilities where there are no qualified pharmacists.