Table.
Number of wards with adequate access to resources relevant to SARS-CoV-2 response
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District hospitals |
Central hospitals |
All hospitals |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient or emergency department (n=9) | General ward (n=9) | Intensive care or high dependency unit (n=3) | Outpatient or emergency department (n=4) | General ward (n=4) | Intensive care or high dependency unit (n=5) | Outpatient or emergency department (n=13) | General ward (n=13) | Intensive care or high dependency unit (n=8) | |
| Infection control and PPE | |||||||||
| Isolation room | 0 | 6 (67%)* | 0 | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) | 0 | 1 (8%) | 7 (54%) | 0 |
| Handwashing facilities | 2 (22%) | 0* | 2 (67%) | 4 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (80%) | 6 (46%) | 3 (23%) | 6 (75%) |
| Eye protection | 1 (11%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) | 1 (20%) | 2 (15%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (13%) |
| N95 masks | 4 (44·4%) | 7 (78%) | 0 | 3 (75%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (80%) | 7 (54%) | 10 (77%) | 4 (50%) |
| Gowns | 2 (22%) | 8 (89%) | 2 (67%) | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 5 (100%) | 4 (31%) | 10 (77%) | 7 (88%) |
| Gloves | 9 (100%) | 9 (100%) | 3 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 13 (100%) | 13 (100%) | 8 (100%) |
| Diagnostics | |||||||||
| Pulse oximetry (continuous or intermittent) | 2 (22%) | 7 (78%) | 3 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 5 (100%) | 6 (46%) | 11 (85%) | 8 (100%) |
| Arterial blood gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25%) | 0 | 1 (20%) | 1 (8%) | 0 | 1 (13%) |
| Chest x-ray (portable or stationary) | 8 (89%) | 8 (89%)* | 3 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 4 (80%) | 12 (92%) | 11 (85%) | 7 (88%) |
| Ultrasound | 0 | 2 (22%) | 1 (33%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) | 4 (80%) | 1 (8%) | 4 (31%) | 5 (63%) |
| Treatment | |||||||||
| Oxygen | 1 (11%) | 7 (78%) | 2 (67%) | 4 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 5 (100%) | 5 (38%) | 10 (77%) | 7 (88%) |
Data are n (%). Number of facilities reporting adequate access to each item needed for the SARS-CoV-2 response. Facility-level data reflect average responses from individual respondents within each unit. Questions were not asked about access to SARS-CoV-2 testing because the survey was developed before the start of the pandemic. For oxygen, invasive mechanical ventilation, handwashing facilities, and isolations rooms, there was “adequately availability” at an area of the hospital if the average score was more than 2·5 (out of 3). For the remaining yes or no questions, a unit was considered to have access to an individual item if at least two staff members reported availability. PPE=personal protective equipment. SARS-CoV-2=severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Data missing for this question from one respondent at one hospital.