Table 1.
Population and health system characteristics
| Tanzania | Uganda | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tandahimba (intervention district) | Newala (comparison district) | Mayuge (intervention district) | Namayingo (comparison district) | |
| Population | 227,514 | 205,492 | 412,500 | 233,000 |
| Socio-economic characteristics of household | ||||
| Possession of mobile phone | 48% | 47% | 70% | 64% |
| Possession of tin/tile roof | 53% | 43% | 74% | 39% |
| House with electricity | 3% | 1% | 3% | 1% |
| Financing per capita spent on health per year, according to district reports | 7 USD | 12 USD | 6 USDa | |
| Governance and leadership | Good continuity, some vision, increasingly bottom-up planning, good collaboration with partners | Interruption in leadership, clear vision, strong team spirit, bottom-up planning and good collaboration with partners | Interruption in leadership, clear vision, good team spirit, bottom-up planning | New team, some involvement of communities, |
| Human resources | ||||
| % of posts filled | 39% | 43% | 61% | 47% |
| In-service training courses | Family planning, HIV, PMTCT and district management 1 course in emergency obstetric care | Family planning, HIV, PMTCT and district management | Life-saving skills, Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) and Kangaroo Mother Care | Not assessed |
| Total number of nurses per 1000 population | 0.97 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.53 |
| Total number of prescribers per 1000 population | 0.51 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| Drugs and supplies at facilitiesb | 1st round/6th round | 1st round/6th round | 1st round/6th round | 1st round/6th round |
| Oxytocin | 39%/93% | 56%/90% | 24%/57% | 9%/25% |
| Syphilis test | 67%/18% | 54%/10% | 56%/33% | 63%/33% |
| Injectable ampicillin | 9%/10% | 0%/6% | 21%/17% | 5%/15% |
| MG-sulphate | 21%/30% | 70%/46% | 3%/0% | 0%/0% |
| Clamp/umbilical ties | 78%/97% | 64%/82% | 29%/57% | 9%/65% |
| Resuscitation device/Ambu bag | 30%/100% | 48%/55% | 32/43% | 18%/65% |
| Health information use for planning | HMIS, no other sources | HMIS, no other sources | HMIS EQUIP data and other survey information used | |
| Delivery system infrastructure | ||||
| Hospital/primary facilities | 1 hospital, 33 primary facilities (1 private) | 1 hospital, 29 primary facilities (no private) | 1 hospital, 41 primary facilities (8 private without MNC-services) | No hospital, 20 primary facilities |
| Basic infrastructurec | ||||
| Electricity available | 57% | 43% | 32% | 10% |
| Running water available | 72% | 96% | 54% | 46% |
| Referral Ambulances/referral system |
1 ambulance: formal referral system established shortly before the end of project | 2 ambulances/formal referral system established | 1 ambulance in poor condition | 1 ambulance in poor condition |
| Phone/communication with referral facility for last referral | 41% | 49% | 18% | 25% |
aWindisch et al. National and district expenditure, p112 (ref [43])
bInformation presents availability of the respective equipment and supply at the day of the health facility survey. 1st round of health facility survey took place from November 2011 to February 2012 and the sixth round from January to April 2014
cRelates to an average spanning over the six rounds of data collection as no variation was observed