Table 7.
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.