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. 2020 Sep 30;8(3):488–504. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00134

TABLE 3.

Description of the Facility Characteristics Included in the Regression Models for EIR Use, Tanzania and Zambia

Tanzania
Zambia
Arusha Kilimanjaro Tanga All Regions Southern
Province
Number of districts 6 6 8 20 13
Number of facilities 278 285 326 889 282
Organizational
Paper-based records 100.0% 100.0% 89.9% 96.3% 100.0%
Paperless records 0.0% 0.0% 10.1% 3.7% 0.0%
Number of monthly vaccine doses delivered, mean (SD) 341.3 (529.1) 206.2 (246.5) 323.3 (314.3) 288.8 (372.5)
Annual child health clinic attendance, mean (SD) 5351.7 (4220.5)
Facility type
Dispensary 78.4% 79.3% 86.5% 81.7% 0.0%
Health center 16.9% 15.8% 0.0% 10.3% 76.1%
Hospital 4.7% 4.9% 2.5% 3.9% 1.8%
Hospital affiliated center 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.4%
Missing 0.0% 0.0% 11.0% 4.0% 17.6%
Ownership type
Private 32.4% 24.6% 12.0% 22.4%
Public 65.1% 70.5% 85.6% 74.4%
Missing 2.5% 4.9% 2.5% 3.3%
Distance to DHO, km, mean (SD) 37.2 (31.0) 61.8 (171.5) 23.4 (14.4) 35.9 (68.8) 46.7 (39.7)
On-the-job training by BID Initiative staff 71.6% 0.0% 0.0% 22.4%
Additional support and training by district staff 28.4% 100.0% 100.0% 77.6%
Number of immunization sessions per week
1 or more 77.4%
Less than 1 11.0%
Missing information 11.6%
Technical
Primary power source
Grid 36.7% 79.3% 0.0% 36.9% 43.6%
Solar 31.3% 7.7% 0.0% 12.3% 1.8%
None 4.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2% 51.1%
Missing 28.1% 13.0% 100% 49.6% 3.5%
Internet connectivity
Yes 60.8%
No 6.8%
Missing 32.4%
Behavioral
Number of HCWs trained per facility, mean (SD) 2.2 (0.9) 2.1 (1.2) 2.5 (1.1) 2.3 (1.1)

Abbreviations: DHO, district health office; EIR, electronic immunization registry; HCW, health care worker; SD standard deviation.