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. 2021 Apr 9;21:322. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06320-8

Table 2.

General and Cardiovascular Disease Service Availability and Readiness Indicators for 60 Primary Healthcare Center in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Service Availability and Readiness Indicatora Local Government Area Council
Abaji (n = 8) AMAC (n = 15) Bwari (n = 8) Gwagwalada (n = 11) Kuje (n = 8) Kwali (n = 10)
General Service Readiness
 Basic Amenitiesb 52.1 48.9 56.3 43.9 41.7 28.3
 Basic Equipmentc 67.5 80.0 100.0 70.9 57.5 74.0
 Infection Preventiond 93.8 56.7 81.3 68.2 75.0 90.0
 Diagnostic Capacitye 59.4 83.3 90.6 61.4 62.5 62.5
 Essential Medicinesf 6.3 24.4 29.2 13.6 6.3 5.0
Cardiovascular Disease Service Availability
 Availabilityg 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 87.5 90.0
Cardiovascular Disease Readiness Indicators
 Guidelinesh 12.5 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0
 Equipmenti 70.9 84.4 100 69.7 66.7 73.4
 Medicinesj 7.5 28.0 30.0 16.4 7.5 6.0

aEach indicator is calculated as the proportion of amenities, equipment, diagnostic tests, or medicines within a defined SARA domain

bThe item “Room with auditory and visual privacy for patient consultations” was not included

cThe item “Child scale” was not included

dThe items “Safe final disposal of infectious wastes”, “Appropriate storage of sharps waste”, “Appropriate storage of infectious waste”, “Disinfectant”, “Single use —standard disposable or auto-disable syringes”, “Soap and running water or alcohol-based hand rub” and “Latex gloves” were not included

eThe items “Malaria diagnostic capacity”, “HIV diagnostic capacity”, “Syphilis rapid test” and “Urine test for pregnancy” were not included

fItems “CCB”, “Aspirin”, “Beta Blockers”, “ACE”, “Statin” and “Thiazide” were included

gCalculated as the proportion of facilities offering cardiovascular disease diagnosis and/or management

hThe item “guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of chronic cardiovascular conditions” was included

iThe items “Stethoscope”, “Blood pressure apparatus” and “Adult scale” were included

jThe items “CCB”, “Aspirin”, “Beta Blockers”, “ACE” and “Thiazide” were included