Table 3.
Survey findings from health facilities in Tanzania related to infrastructure
| Facilities with the items |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (%) | HC (%) n=9 |
DH (%) n=7 |
|
| Health facility infrastructure availability of power and availability of water | |||
| Sufficient light source to perform tasks at night | 12 (75) | 6 (67) | 6 (86) |
| Means of ventilation | 5 (31) | 1 (11) | 4 (57) |
| Running water | 5 (31) | 1 (11) | 4 (57) |
| Functioning toilet | 9 (56) | 6 (67) | 3 (43) |
| Functional fan/air conditioning | 5 (31) | 1 (11) | 4 (57) |
| Curtains/means of providing patient privacy | 14 (88) | 9 (100) | 5 (71) |
| Waiting area for visitors and family | 6 (38) | 4 (43) | 2 (33) |
| Facility with electricity | 14 (89) | 8 (86) | 6 (86) |
| Ambulance – available and functional | 6 (38) | 1 (11) | 5 (71) |
| Available and functional landline telephone in the maternity area | 4 (25) | 4 (43) | 0 (0) |
| Delivery bed/table | 11 (69) | 5 (56) | 6 (86) |
| Availability of health-related registers | |||
| General admission register | 11 (69) | 5 (56) | 6 (86) |
| Delivery register | 16 (100) | 9 (100) | 7 (100) |
| Maternity ward register | 9 (56) | 4 (44) | 5 (71) |
| Female ward register | 9 (56) | 4 (44) | 5 (71) |
| Operating theatre register | 10 (63) | 4 (44) | 6 (86) |
| Gynaecology register | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| Postabortion register | 9 (56) | 4 (44) | 5 (71) |
| Individual patient records | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (14) |
| Discharge register | 1 (6) | 0 | 1 (14) |
| Death register | 11 (69) | 6 (67) | 5 (71) |
| Mortuary register | 7 (44) | 2 (22) | 5 (71) |
| Monthly/annual facility summary reports | 16 (100) | 9 (100) | 7 (100) |
DH, district hospitals; HC, health centres.