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Table 4 Overview of questions

From: Managing non-communicable diseases at health district level in Cambodia: a systems analysis and suggestions for improvement

Service delivery

 • Tools and equipment available to diagnose hypertension and diabetes

 • Ability to manage patients with NCD

 • Population awareness of NCD services at public facilities

 • Stage of disease development when patients are diagnosed with NCD

 • Management of NCD complications

 • Special services for patients with NCD

 • Major constraints for adequately managing patients with NCD in public sector

Financing

 • User fee charges per service for NCD

 • Annual budget per level of health administration and health facility for NCD

 • Presence of donor-supported programs for NCD

 • Opinion about effectiveness of social health protection schemes for enabling access to medicine for NCD and financial protection

Governance

 • Presence of national policy or strategy for the treatment and long-term care of NCD

 • Availability of treatment guidelines for management of NCD

 • Provision for NCD in planning cycle

 • Provision of NCD in budgeting

 • Community involvement in management of NCD

 • Community initiatives for mobilising resources for patients with NCD

 • Promotion/education campaigns/activities on NCD

Workforce

 • Presence of staff members who received training in management of NCD

 • Whether a staff member is in charge for NCD in the facility or administration

 • Educational background of this person

 • Additional responsibilities beside NCD

 • Specific training on NCD

 • Refresher courses for NCD

Health information system

 • Specific mention of NCD in the health management information system

 • Presence database system to monitor patients’ adherence with treatment

 • Availability recall system for dropouts

Supply management

 • Provision of medicines for managing NCD by Central Medical Stores (CMS)

 • Supply of medicine for NCD in accordance with requirements (needs)

 • Time period for which a patient receives treatment for NCD at each outpatient consultation

 • Number of patients to be treated with one quarterly supply by CMS

 • How long the supply last on average

 • Where the facility refers patients when NCD drugs are not available

 • Supply of consumables for diagnosing and monitoring patients with NCD by CMS