Table 1.

Districts and facilities selected for data collection

Region	Selected districts	Description and total populationa	Total facilitiesb	No. selected facilities quantitative data collection	No. selected facilities qualitative interviewsc
Kilimanjaro	Moshi District Council	Semi-urban 466,737	50	17 (4 Health centres, 13 dispensaries)	5
	Hai	Rural 210,533	38	13 (4 health centres, 9 dispensaries)	7
Arushad	Arusha District Council	Semi-urban 323,198	27	10 (5 health centres, 5 dispensaries)	0
	Meru	Rural 268,144	55	23 (5 health centres, 18 dispensaries)	0

^aThe United Republic of Tanzania 2012 Population and Housing Census General Report. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: National Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Finance Dar Es Salaam & Office of the Chief Government Statistician Finance Economy and Development Planning Zanzibar, 2012

^bTotal number of government health centres or dispensaries in each district obtained from district Ministry of Health and Social Welfare officials

^cThe selection of facilities for qualitative data collection was determined by availability of interviewees

^d33 health facilities were selected in Arusha region to ensure at least 30 facilities contributed data on each service; register books were missing from 4 facilities for some services