Table 3 Number of service providers (n), patient assessments per provider (n) and providers’ re-training status in IMCI (percentage)
Namibia | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physicians - all (n) | 19 | 40 | 46 | 18 |
Number of assessed patients (n) (total/median/IQR) | 54/2/1–5 | 89/2/1–3.75 | 157/4/2–5 | 41/2/1–3 |
Physicians (with data on IMCI training available) (n) | 9 | 36 | 12 | 11 |
IMCI training last 12 months (%) | 44.5 | 31 | 33 | 45 |
IMCI training last 13–36 months (%) | 11 | 22 | 59 | 55 |
No IMCI training (%) | 44.5 | 47 | 8 | 0 |
Non-physician clinician – all (n) | 3 | 315 | 414 | 183 |
Number of assessed patients (n) (total/median/IQR) | 8/2/1–5 | 987/3/2–4 | 1697/5/3.75–5 | 617/3/2–5 |
Non-physician clinician (with data on IMCI training available) (n) | 2 | 304 | 203 | 123 |
IMCI training last 12 months (%) | 50 | 15 | 37 | 32 |
IMCI training last 13–36 months (%) | 0 | 18 | 41 | 49 |
No IMCI training (%) | 50 | 67 | 22 | 19 |
Nurse-midwife – all (n) | 418 | 245 | 151 | 135 |
Number of assessed patients (n) (total/median/IQR) | 1433/4/2–5 | 758/3/2–5 | 610/5/4–5 | 338/2/1–4 |
Nurse-midwife (with data on IMCI training available) (n) | 174 | 241 | 52 | 70 |
IMCI training last 12 months (%) | 24 | 14 | 15 | 30 |
IMCI training last 13–36 months (%) | 24 | 19 | 39 | 29 |
No IMCI training (%) | 52 | 67 | 46 | 41 |
Auxiliary staffa - all (n) | – | 15 | 1 | 3 |
Number of assessed patients (n) (total/median/IQR) | – | 56/4/2–5 | 5/5/5–5 | 6/2/2–2 |
Auxiliary staffa (with data on IMCI training available) (n) | – | 5 | 0 | 0 |
IMCI training last 12 months (%) | – | 0 | – | – |
IMCI training last 13–36 months (%) | – | 0 | – | – |
No IMCI training (%) | – | 100 | – | – |