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Table 1 Comparison of intervention and non-intervention facilities at baseline

From: A randomised controlled trial to investigate effects of enhanced supervision on primary eye care services at health centres in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania

Attribute

Number of intervention facilities with attribute

Number of non-intervention facilities with attribute

p-value

Improved road*

15/68

9/68

0.17

Piped water or well

43/69

43/68

0.95

>1 hour from District Hospital in dry season

27/69

34/68

0.20

Main power

44/69

43/68

0.95

Had ≥1 visit from DEC in previous 12 months*

31/68

29/68

0.73

Number with functioning torch (%)

2/69

11/68

0.02

Number with VA chart correctly in place (%)

0

0

NA

Number with tetracycline eye ointment (%)

51/69

56/68

0.23

Mean baseline skills score on PEC test out of 12 possible points

6.02 (SD 2.22)

6.38 (SD 2.01)

0.34

  1. * Data missing from one non-intervention facility