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. 2020 Jun 11;10(6):e034738. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034738

Table 2.

Nutrition Service Delivery Assessment (NSDA) scores

Score assessed with the NSDA tool (30 facilities)
N (%)
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).