Table 3 Thematic areas for the in-depth interview conducted for the availability and utilization of medical devices, Jimma zone southwest Ethiopia, August 2013

1. Major sources of medical equipments of the hospital

2. Appropriate medical devices utilization and functionality

3. Presence of sufficient human power to utilize/functionalize the existing medical devices

4. The involvement of appropriate professionals in the order, purchase, is procure and utilize the medical devices

5. Quality assurance methods of medical devices

6. Solutions taken for non-functioning equipments

7. Measures taken by the hospital to prevent and control occupational hazard

8. Presence of interruption of health service due to failure of medical device

9. Reason for the interruption and of medical device

10. Measures taken during the interruption of the service

11. Presence of responsible person for the equipment

12. Presence of policy/guideline document for the equipment utilization

13. How maintenance was made in case the device fails to function

14. Frequency of equipment monitoring