Assessing health systems for type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: developing a 'Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access'

Table 2 Target areas of each RAPIA questionnaire

Target questions with regards to insulin and diabetes care	QUESTIONNAIRES
	MACRO							MESO					MICRO
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O
Funding for diabetes care and insulin		X	X			X		X	X	X					X
Taxes and Import restrictions on insulin	X	X	X	X	X	X			X			X
Labour Resources			X					X		X
Organisation of care			X		X			X		X			X	X	X
Supply of insulin and related supplies (cost, mark-ups, taxes, "black market")	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X		X
Infrastructure			X	X		X		X	X	X	X	X	X
Tools for monitoring and administration diabetes care			X		X			X		X	X		X		X
Training			X		X		X						X	X
Awareness and education			X		X		X				X	X	X	X	X
Prevalence, Incidence number of cases seen			X		X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X
Process of care (from diagnosis to treatment)			X		X			X		X	X	X	X	X	X

Macro – A (Ministry of Trade), B (Ministry of Finance), C (Ministry of Health), D (Private Sector), E (National Diabetes Association), F (Central Medical Store), G (Educators)
Meso – H (Regional Health Organisation), I (Regional Central Medical Store), J (Hospitals, Clinics, Health Centres, etc.), K (Laboratories), L (Pharmacies),
Micro – M (Health Workers), N (Traditional Healers), O (Patients)

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