Table 1.
Characteristics of the primary health care facilities surveyed in Ghana for 2016 and 2017
| Characteristic | 2016 N = 142 |
2017 N = 148 |
|---|---|---|
| Region, N (%) | ||
| Ashanti | 25 (17.6) | 24 (16.2) |
| Brong-Ahafo | 13 (9.2) | 14 (9.5) |
| Central | 18 (12.7) | 17 (11.5) |
| Eastern | 19 (13.4) | 19 (12.8) |
| Greater Accra | 12 (8.5) | 17 (11.5) |
| Northern | 12 (8.5) | 12 (8.1) |
| Upper East | 6 (4.2) | 10 (6.8) |
| Upper West | 8 (5.6) | 7 (4.7) |
| Volta | 10 (7.0) | 10 (6.8) |
| Western | 19 (13.4) | 18 (12.2) |
| Facility type, N (%) | ||
| Hospitals/polyclinics | 71 (50.0) | 76 (51.4) |
| Health centers and clinics | 48 (33.8) | 46 (31.1) |
| CHPS* | 23 (16.2) | 26 (17.6) |
| Managing authority, N (%) | ||
| Public | 119 (83.8) | 129 (87.2) |
| Private | 23 (16.2) | 19 (12.8) |
| Number of beds, mean (SD) | 51 (62.6) | 60 (77.8) |
| Participation in the National Health Insurance System, N (%) | 137 (97.2) | 145 (98.0) |
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