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. 2017 Nov 6;216(Suppl 7):S740–S747. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix391

Table 2.

Health Facility Categorization

Data source Health facility type (from survey) Mapped to ---> Health facility sector Health facility level
DHS—General illness Provincial hospital Public Level 2
Regional hospital/medical center Public Level 2
District hospital Public Level 2
Municipal hospital Public Level 2
Rural Health Unit (RHU)/Urban Health Center Public Level 1
Barangay health station (BHS) Public Level 0
Mobile clinic/other public Public Level 0
Private hospital/clinic Private Level 2
Other private Private Level 1
Private clinic Private Level 1
Alternative medical Informal Private Level 0
Nonmedical Informal Private Level 0
Other/missing Other Other
National TB prevalence survey 2016 Provincial hospital/public medical center Public Level 2
RHU/Urban health center/DOTS TB clinic Public Level 1
Other public Public Level 1
Private hospital Private Level 2
Private clinic Private Level 1
PPM DOTS Private Level 1
Private pharmacy Private Level 0
NGO clinic Private Level 1
Other private Private Level 1
Given by relatives/friends Informal Private Level 0
Others
ITIS - Dx service Provincial health office Public Level 2
Regional office Public Level 2
City health office Public Level 1
Barangay health station (BHS) Public Level 0
Jail Public Other
Prison Public Other
Hospital Private Level 2
Hospital-based Both Level 2
Clinic Both Level 1
Rural health unit (RHU)/Health center Both Level 1
ITIS - Tx service Hospital Both Level 2
Clinic Both Level 1
Rural ealth unit (RHU)/Health center Both Level 1
Jail Both Other
National health facility registry DepEd clinic Public Level 1
Provincial health office Public Level 1
Rural health unit Public Level 1
Barangay health station Public Level 0
Psychiatric care facility Private Level 1
Hospital Both Level 2
Infirmary Both Level 2
Birthing home Both Other

Abbreviations: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey; DOTS, directly observed treatment, short-course; ITIS, integrated TB information system; TB, tuberculosis.