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. 2021 May 10;18(9):5044. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18095044

Table 2.

Summary comparison of facility capacity by country network versus service domains.

Category ** Expected
Score %
** Required
Score %
Malawi
(Lighthouse PHC Sites) n = 4
Average (Range: Min-Max)
Zambia
(CHRESO PHC Sites) n = 4
Average (Range: Min-Max)
* ZaMaC Sites
N = 8
(Mean + Sample SD)
General measures and infrastructure score as% out of 6 100 66.7 81.3 (75.0–91.7) 87.5 (58.3–100.0) 84.38 ± 14.39
Essential drugs availability score as% out 18 100 77.8 68.1 (66.7–72.2) 58.3 (44.4–77.8) 63.19 ± 11.08
Basic medical equipment as% out of 18 100 66.7 63.9 (55.6–88.9) 56.9 (44.4–66.7) 60.41 ± 13.09
Diagnostic capacity as% out of 26 100 65.3 64.4 (55.9–75.7) 66.3 (57.7–73.1) 65.38 ± 8.54
Process and quality measures as% out of 24 100 66.7 40.1 (27.0–47.0) 55.2 (43.8–72.9) 47.66 ± 13.48
Total NCD Service capacity score% 100 67.9 59.0 (52.6–69.2) 63.1 (50.6–73.7) 61.06 ± 8.24
HF Preparedness benchmark achieved (Yes/No) Yes Yes No No No

* ZaMaC = Zambia–Malawi Collaboration on NCDs Project PHC sites combined; ** expected and required domain scores further detailed in Table A1.