Table 4.

Availability of guidelines and basic supplies and strength of management, training and reporting systems to ensure quality care for HIV, hypertension and diabetes mellitus at 28 health facilities in Uganda, by health facility level

Outcome	Disease	Hospitals and health centre IVs (N = 4) (%)	Health centre IIIs (N = 12) (%)	Health centre IIs (N = 12) (%)	P‐value (comparing levels of facilities)	Total (N = 28) (%)	P‐value (vs. HIV)a
Availability of guidelines and basic supplies
Guidelines	HIV	4 (100)	9 (75)	0 (0)	<0.001	13 (42)	–
	HTN	4 (100)	9 (75)	9 (75)	0.69	22 (79)	0.01
	DM	4 (100)	9 (75)	9 (75)	0.69	22 (79)	0.01
Basic diagnostic equipment	HIV	4 (100)	11 (92)	4 (33)	0.007	19 (68)	–
	HTN	4 (100)	11 (92)	8 (67)	0.31	23 (82)	0.29
	DM	4 (100)	5 (42)	1 (8)	0.003	10 (36)	0.004
First‐line therapy	HIV	4 (100)	8 (67)	0 (–)	<0.001	12 (43)	–
	HTN	4 (100)	8 (67)	1 (8)	0.001	13 (46)	>0.99
	DM	3 (75)	2 (17)	0 (–)	0.006	5 (18)	0.07
Strength of management, training and reporting systems
Training of any HW past 2 years	HIV	4 (100)	8 (67)	8 (67)	0.63	20 (71)	–
	HTN	2 (50)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.02	2 (7)	<0.001
	DM	2 (50)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.02	2 (7)	<0.001
Supervision received last month	HIV	4 (100)	10 (83)	4 (33)	0.02	18 (64)	–
	HTN	1 (25)	1 (8)	2 (17)	0.79	4 (14)	<0.001
	DM	1 (25)	1 (8)	2 (17)	0.79	4 (14)	<0.001
Outreach	HIV	4 (100)	9 (75)	9 (75)	0.69	22 (79)
	HTN	2 (50)	3 (25)	3 (25)	0.72	8 (29)	<0.001
	DM	2 (50)	1 (8)	1 (8)	0.13	4 (14)	<0.001

See Table 2 for outcome definitions. HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus.

^aFrom sign tests to take account of matched responses within health facility.