Table 1 Characteristics of the Primary Health Care Clinics by health district
Variables | WR District Median (IQR) | DKK District Median (IQR) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary healthcare headcount per month per facility | 3361 (2430–4173) | 3690 (2083–3953) | 0.9164 |
Primary healthcare headcount of patients > 20 years old per month per facility | 2277 (1685–3098) | 2626(1584–2942) | 0.8336 |
Number of HIV/AIDS Adult remaining on ART per facility | 1525 (1070–1816) | 1572 (624–2114) | 0.9164 |
Number of new Tuberculosis cases (≥ 5 years old) per month per facility | 2 (1.67–2.92) | 5.5 (4.00–9.33) | 0.0117 |
Number of new Diabetic patients (≥ 40 years) per month per facility | 8.83 (5.08–10.5) | 9.67 (4.00–13.2) | 0.6982 |
Number of diabetic patients case load per month | 66.3 (43.5–89.3) | 67.8 (36.1–91.4) | 0.7527 |
Number of hypertensive patients case load (visits) per month per facility | 286 (252–395) | 252 (233–405) | 0.4622 |
Number of Professional Nurses per facility | 7.0 (5.5–9.0) | 5.5 (5.0–11) | 0.7105 |
Number of Enrolled Nurses per facility | 3.5 (3.0–5.5) | 0.00 (0–1.5) | 0.0053 |
Number of Medical Officers per facility | 3.5 (2.0–4.5) | 1.0 (1.00–1) | 0.0012 |
Number of counselors per facility | 3.0 (3.0–3) | 4.5 (2.5–6.5) | 0.1685 |
Ratio of Nurses to PHC monthly headcount per facility | 305 (224–358) | 408 (303–738) | 0.1415 |
Ratio of Medical Officers PHC monthly headcount per facility | 1137 (901–1410) | 3690 (2083–3953) | 0.0087 |