Table 1 Availability of equipment, drugs and supplies
Item | n (%) facilities where item present (and functioning, for equipment) | N (%) facilities where broken equipment present | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals (N = 4) | Health centres (N = 15) | Dispensaries (N = 156) | Total (N = 175) | Total (N = 175) | |
Basic equipment | |||||
Examination couch | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 143 (92) | 161 (92) | 2 (1) |
Storage area for drugs | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 142 (91) | 161 (92) | 3 (2) |
Refrigerator (2–8 °C) | 2 (50) | 10 (63) | 90 (58) | 102 (28) | 49 (28) |
Hand washing facility | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 130 (83) | 149 (85) | 4 (2) |
Telephone or transmitter | 3 (75) | 5 (33) | 12 (8) | 20 (11) | 16 (9) |
Electricity | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 53 (34) | 72 (41) | 5 (3) |
Blood pressure machine | 3 (75) | 15 (100) | 89 (57) | 107 (61) | 36 (21) |
Adult weighing scale | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 118 (76) | 137 (78) | 18 (10) |
Stethoscope | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 131 (84) | 150 (86) | 11 (6) |
Means of sterilisation | 3 (75) | 15 (100) | 139 (89) | 157 (90) | 5 (3) |
Clinical thermometer | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 139 (89) | 158 (90) | 2 (1) |
Scissors | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 142 (91) | 160 (91) | 5 (3) |
Equipment for maternal care | |||||
Fetoscope | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 149 (96) | 168 (96) | 2 (1) |
Infant weighing scale | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 103 (66) | 122 (70) | 22 (13) |
Transport for obstetric referral | 4 (100) | 8 (53) | 30 (19) | 42 (24) | 7 (4) |
Manual vacuum aspirator | 4 (100) | 7 (47) | 1 (1) | 12 (7)** | 1 (1) |
Speculum | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 81 (52) | 100 (57) | 7 (4) |
Vacuum extractor | 2 (50) | 2 (13) | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 0 (0) |
Needle holder | 4 (100) | 12 (80) | 96 (62) | 112 (64) | 1 (1) |
Adult ambu bag | 2 (50) | 2 (13) | 3 (2) | 7 (4)** | 3 (2) |
Newborn ambu bag | 4 (100) | 9 (60) | 38 (24) | 51 (29) | 2 (1) |
Suction machine + adult tubes | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 7 (4) |
Suction machine + children tubes | 2 (50) | 1 (7) | 5 (3) | 8 (5) | 0 (0) |
Supplies and drugs | |||||
Examination gloves | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 145 (93) | 163 (93) | |
Disposable syringes and needles – adult | 4 (100) | 10 (63) | 125 (80) | 139 (79) | |
Giving set – blood | 4 (100) | 1 (7) | 8 (5) | 13 (7) | |
Giving set – other fluids | 4 (100) | 15 (100) | 92 (59) | 111 (63) | |
Intravenous cannulae – size 16, 18 or 20 | 4 (100) | 12 (80) | 57 (37) | 73 (42) | |
Protective clothing for staff | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 96 (62) | 115 (66) | |
Complete suture kits | 3 (75) | 8 (53) | 44 (28) | 55 (31) | |
Normal saline | 3 (75) | 9 (60) | 51 (33) | 63 (36) | |
Blank partograph | 4 (100) | 11 (73) | 106 (68) | 121 (69) | |
Cord ligatures | 4 (100) | 11 (73) | 122 (78) | 137 (78) | |
Disposable syringes and needles – neonate | 4 (100) | 10 (63) | 130 (83) | 144 (82) | |
Oxygen cylinder | 4 (100) | 4 (27) | 20 (13) | 28 (16) | |
Diazepam injection | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 126 (81) | 144 (82) | |
Magnesium Sulphate injection | 3 (75) | 8 (53) | 80 (51) | 91 (52) | |
Hydralazine injection | 3 (75) | 0 (0) | 2 (1)** | 5 (3) | |
Misoprostol tablets (100 or 200 μg)* | 1 (25) | 5 (33) | 7 (4) | 13 (7) | |
Ergometrine injection | 1 (25) | 4 (27) | 58 (37) | 63 (55) | |
Oxytocin injection | 4 (100) | 5 (33) ** | 23 (15)** | 32 (18) | |
Any antibiotic injection | 4 (100) | 14 (93) | 127 (81) | 145 (83) | |
Ringer’s lactate | 4 (100) | 9 (60) | 55 (35) | 68 (39) | |
10% Dextrose | 3 (75) | 1 (7) | 2 (1) | 6 (3) | |
5% Dextrose | 3 (75) | 11 (73) | 41 (26) | 55 (31) | |