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 |
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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 (%)