Table 2.
Nutrition Service Delivery Assessment (NSDA) scores
Score assessed with the NSDA tool (30 facilities) N (%) |
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Capacity area | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent |
1. General information* | 0 | 6 (20.0) | 3 (10.0) | 21 (70.0) |
2. Human resources | 13 (43.3) | 9 (30.0) | 6 (20.0) | 2 (6.7) |
3. Provision of services | 0 | 1 (3.3) | 11 (36.7) | 18 (60.0) |
4. Community linkage | 2 (6.7) | 12 (40.0) | 0 | 16 (53.3) |
5. Quality improvement | 20 (66.7) | 4 (13.3) | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.7) |
6. Materials and supplies | 4 (13.3) | 17 (56.7) | 6 (20.0) | 3 (10.0) |
7. Nutrition unit requirements† | 0 | 2 (40.0) | 0 | 3 (60.0) |
8. Facility nutrition equipment | 0 | 7 (23.3) | 21 (70.0) | 2 (6.7) |
9. Store management | 0 | 4 (13.3) | 19 (63.3) | 7 (23.3) |
10. Logistics management for nutrition commodities | 0 | 0 | 22 (73.3) | 8 (26.7) |
11. Monitoring and evaluation | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 25 (83.3) |
*This area includesdifferent key items, from human resources to key aspects of quality improvement mechanisms and supportive supervision.
†Domain to be assessed only for inpatient care (n=5).