Table 4.
The human and physical infrastructure of CHSs in Thai Nguyen and Hue
| Thai Nguyen |
Hue |
P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 45) | Rural (n = 18) | Urban (n = 27) | Total (n = 45) | Rural (n = 18) | Urban (n = 27) | ||
| Availability of human resources for health | |||||||
| Average number of health staff in a CHS, mean (SD) | 7 (1.3) | 7 (1.6) | 6 (1.0) | 7 (3.1) | 7 (3.3) | 7 (3.0) | 0.43 |
| Number and proportion of CHSs with at least one, n (%) | |||||||
| 1. Medical doctor | 42 (93) | 18 (100) | 24 (89) | 42 (93) | 18 (100) | 24 (89) | 1 |
| General doctor | 40 (89) | 18 (100) | 22 (82) | 33 (73) | 16 (89) | 17 (63) | 0.06 |
| Specialist doctor | 5 (11) | 0 (0) | 5 (19) | 14 (31) | 4 (22) | 10 (37) | 0.02 |
| 2. Assistant doctor (of any kind) | 45 (100) | 18 (100) | 27 (100) | 45 (100) | 18 (100) | 27 (100) | NA |
| 3. Nurse (of any kind) | 41 (91) | 16 (89) | 25 (93) | 31 (69) | 10 (56) | 21 (78) | 0.02 |
| 4. Midwife (of any kind) | 19 (42) | 6 (33) | 13 (48) | 44 (98) | 17 (94) | 27 (100) | <0,001 |
| 5. Pharmacists (of any kind) | 17 (38) | 8 (44) | 9 (33) | 30 (67) | 12 (67) | 18 (67) | 0.01 |
| Number and proportion of CHSs with all above 5 positions | 4 (9) | 3 (17) | 1 (4) | 19 (42) | 6 (33) | 13 (48) | <0,001 |
| Readiness of basic infrastructure, n (%) | |||||||
| Number and proportion of CHSs with a score of ≥75 | 26 (58) | 9 (50) | 17 (63) | 35 (78) | 16 (89) | 19 (70) | 0.04 |
| Readiness of standard precautions for infection prevention, n (%) | |||||||
| Number and proportion of CHSs with a score of ≥75 | 38 (84) | 13 (72) | 25 (93) | 44 (98) | 17 (94) | 27 (100) | 0.06 |
NA, not applicable. Bold indicates a significant difference based on the p-value.