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. 2020 Jul 13;15(7):e0235264. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235264

Table 2. Periodic assessments of four government hospitals providing cryotherapy in Migori County, Kenya (n = number of site assessments).

Finding Macalder Sub-county Hospital n = 8* Migori County Referral Hospital n = 5* Karungu Sub-county Hospital n = 4* p-value
Patients turned away per week 0 (0–1.5) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0.69
Unscheduled facility closure days in the past week 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 0 (0–0) 1.00
Lack of supplies
At least one supply stocked out 4 (50%) 3 (60%) 1 (25%) 0.69
Treatment delay due to lack of supplies occurred at least once in the past week 3 (38%) 0 (0%) 1 (25%) 0.29
Cryotherapy machine lacked adequate gas in the past week 1 (13%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.00
Lack of staff
Not enough staff to provide cryotherapy for all comers in the past week 1 (13%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.00
Treatment delay due to provider sick or busy occurred at least once in the past week 1 (13%) 2 (40%) 0 (0%) 0.39
Percentage of expected providers present per day 52% (47%-62%) 80% (57%-86%) 63% (53%-65%) 0.13

* Data expressed as median (interquartile range) or frequency (%)