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. 2018 Jul 10;8(6):e015919. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015919

Table 7.

Summary of indicators, measures, methods and instruments for the health facility survey

Indicators Measures Methods Instruments
Coverage statistics Types of services offered, number of hours and days services provided per week, population covered, average daily outpatient department attendance, number of beds available, status of National Program for Control and Prevention of Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke implementation Questionnaire Adapted from SARA tool of WHO
Recommended manpower list Numbers working at district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and subcentres against recommended numbers and reasons for lack of recommended personal
Additional manpower required for NCDs
Checklist, questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA
Recommended medication list Availability of medicines at district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and subcentres against recommended medicines and reasons for lack for recommended medicines
Additional medicines required for NCDs
Checklist, questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA
Recommended equipment list Numbers of equipment available at district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and subcentres against recommended equipment and their functional status
Additional equipment required for NCDs
Checklist, questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA
Recommended investigative services list Investigative services available at district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and subcentres against recommended services and reasons for their unavailability
Additional investigative services required for NCDs
Checklist, questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA
Recommended activities list Frequency of recommended activities conducted and methods of conducting at district hospitals, community health centres, primary health centres and subcentres for current diagnosis, treatment and health promotion
Reasons for not conducting the activities
Checklist, questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA
Availability of national guidelines and training of healthcare providers Availability of national guidelines for diagnosis and management of diabetes, hypertension and CVD and training of healthcare providers in the facility to diagnose and manage diabetes, hypertension and CVD Questionnaire Adapted from IPHS and SARA

CVD, cardiovascular disease; IPHS, Indian Public Health Standards; NCD, non-communicable diseases; SARA, Service Availability and Readiness Assessment.