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Table 6 Availability and function of advanced clinical equipment, by health facility level

From: Capacity of Ugandan public sector health facilities to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: an assessment based upon WHO-PEN standards

Equipment

Regional Referral Hospitals (N = 13)

General Hospitals (N = 26)

Health Center IVs (N = 14)

Available n (%)

Functional n (%)

Available n (%)

Functional n (%)

Available n (%)

Functional n (%)

Ultrasound Scan

11 (84.6)

6 (54.6)

22 (84.6)

17 (77.3)

7 (50.0)

3 (42.9)

ECG Machine

3 (23.1)

1 (33.3)

4 (15.4)

2 (50.0)

1 (7.2)

0 (0.0)

X-Ray

10 (76.9)

6 (60.0)

21 (80.8)

11 (52.4)

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

CT-Scan

2 (15.4)

1 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Doppler

5 (38.5)

3 (60.0)

1 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Reliable power supply

7 (53.8)

4 (57.1)

16 (61.5)

13 (81.3)

4 (28.6)

2 (50.0)

Alternative source of power

9 (69.2)

7 (77.8)

19 (73.1)

17 (89.5)

9 (64.3)

4 (44.4)

All of the above

1 (7.7)

1 (7.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

None of the above

2 (15.4)

4 (30.8)

2 (7.7)

5 (19.2)

3 (21.4)

8 (57.1)