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Table 2 Percent distribution of facilities by managing authority and level: by country

From: Comparison of medicine availability measurements at health facilities: evidence from Service Provision Assessment surveys in five sub-Saharan African countries

 

Kenya

Namibia

Rwanda

Tanzania

Uganda

 

(n = 695)

(n = 411)

(n = 486)

(n = 602)

(n = 479)

Managing authority

 mPublic

49.7

74.5

62.1

67.6

76.0

 Non-public*

50.3

25.6

37.9

32.4

24.0

 Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Level

 Hospital

7.3

11.0

8.6

4.1

9.5

 Health center

11.5

11.4

77.6

9.1

32.2

 Primary†

81.3

77.6

13.8

86.8

58.3

 Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. Estimates were adjusted for sampling weights in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
  2. * Non-public facilities include facilities managed by private, non-governmental organization, and faith based organizations.
  3. † Classification of facilities by level followed country-specific definitions and categories provided in each SPA. Primary care facilities included: clinics, dispensaries, maternity, and stand-alone VCT clinics in Kenya SPA 2010; clinics, free standing VCT, and sick bays in Namibia SPA 2009; dispensaries, health posts, and clinics in Rwanda SPA 2007; dispensaries and stand-alone VCT clinics in Tanzania SPA 2006, and health center level II in Uganda SPA 2007.