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. 2021 Oct 18;205(2):183–197. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202104-1013OC

Table 5.

Equipment, Antibiotic, and Supplemental Oxygen Availability within Study Boundaries of Healthcare Facilities in the Four Resource-limited Settings of J-GUA, P-PER, K-RWA, and T-IND

  Number (%) of Facilities (n = 345)
Facilities per Population of 100,000
Facilities per 100 km2
J-GUA (n = 30) P-PER (n = 221) K-RWA (n = 41) T-IND (n = 53) J-GUA P-PER K-RWA T-IND J-GUA P-PER K-RWA T-IND
Pulse oximeter 1 (3) 69 (32) 15 (37) 45 (92) 0.3 6.5 15 1.5 1.0 6.0 166 19
Respiratory rate timer 1 (3) 99 (45) 26 (63) 41 (93) 0.3 9.3 25.9 1.4 1.0 9.0 288 18
Supplemental oxygen 3 (10) 104 (47) 7 (17) 42 (86) 0.8 9.7 7.0 1.4 4.0 9.0 77 18
 Tank* 3 (9) 102 (46) 6 (15) 39 (74) 0.8 9.5 6.0 1.3 4.0 9.0 66 17
 Compressor* 1 (3) 18 (8) 1 (2) 3 (6) 0.3 1.7 1.0 0.1 1.0 2.0 11 1.0
Ultrasound 2 (7) 31 (14) 7 (17) 33 (62) 0.5 2.9 7.0 1.1 2.0 3.0 77 14
X-ray machine 1 (3) 6 (3) 6 (15) 31 (60) 0.3 0.6 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 66 13
Infant scale 28 (93) 210 (95) 29 (71) 36 (78) 7.4 19.7 28.9 1.2 35 19 321 15
Child Scale 29 (97) 211 (96) 35 (85) 35 (78) 7.6 19.8 34.9 1.2 36 19 387 15
Antibiotics                        
 Always 29 (97) 132 (61) 41 (100) 40 (82) 7.6 12.4 40.9 1.3 95.1 10.4 98.7 25.2
 Sometimes 1 (3) 64 (29) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0.3 6.0 0 0 3.3 5.1 0 0
 Never 0 (0) 22 (10) 0 (0) 9 (18) 0 2.1 0 0.3 0 1.5 0 5.7
Antibiotic delivery                        
 i.v./i.m.* 3 (9) 197 (89) 28 (68) 29 (55) 0.8 18.4 27.9 1.0 4 18 310 12
 p.o.* 30 (86) 99 (45) 0 (0) 35 (66) 0.8 9.3 0 1.2 37 9.0 0 15

Definition of abbreviations: i.m. = intramuscular; i.v. = intravenous; J-GUA = Jalapa, Guatemala; K-RWA = Kayonza, Rwanda; p.o. = by mouth; P-PER = Puno, Peru; T-IND = Tamil Nadu, India.

Values represent the number and proportion of reporting facilities with indicated resources available. More than 75% of facilities reported data for each category.

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Subcategories are not mutually exclusive, and proportions may add to more than 100%.