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Table 2 Outcomes of assessed variables of outpatient facilities, June 2018–September 2019, Zhytomyr oblast, Ukraine

From: Preparedness of outpatient health facilities for ambulatory treatment with all-oral short DR-TB treatment regimens in Zhytomyr, Ukraine: a cross-sectional study

Variables collected

All facilities

Type of facility

  

TB-units

Health posts

Ambulatories

Family doctors

Polyclinic

 

(n = 67)

(n = 24)

(n = 27)

(n = 13)

(n = 2)

(n = 1)

Access

 DOT services available (n, %)

67 (100%)

24 (100%)

27 (100%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

1 (100%)

 Weekday working hours (median, IQR) (n = 65)

8 (7–9)

8 (7–8)

8 (7–9)

8 (7–9)

7, 9

6

 Open after 5 pm (n = 65) (n, %)

10 (15%)

4 (17%)

3 (12%)

2 (15%)

1 (50%)

0

 Open seven days per week (n, %)

7 (10%)

0

2 (7%)

4 (31%)

0

1 (100%)

 Distance in kilometres from TB-unit (n = 34)

15 (10–20)

na

15 (8–20)

19 (11–24)

6, 10

─

 Public transport available to reach TB-unit (n = 39) (n, %)

37 (95%)

na

22 (96%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

─

Clinical human resources

  ≥ 1 doctor available (n, %)

44 (66%)

23 (96%)

7 (26%)

12 (92%)

2 (100%)

0

  ≥ 1 nurse practitioner available (n, %)

24 (36%)

0

17 (63%)

6 (46%)

1 (50%)

0

  ≥ 1 nurse available (n, %)

61 (91%)

24 (100%)

21 (78%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

1 (100%)

 Total number available per facility (median, IQR)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–5)

2 (1–2)

6 (4–10)

3, 5

3

  ≥ 1 staff with ≥ TB-training in last 2 years (n = 55) (n, %)

32 (58%)

21 (91%)

6 (33%)

5 (42%)

0

─

Presence of medicines and related amenities (n, %)

 TB-medicines

67 (100%)

24 (100%)

27 (100%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

1 (100%)

 Ancillary medicines (n = 61)

22 (36%)

5 (21%)

12 (55%)

5 (42%)

0

0

  Of which provided by MSF (n = 22)

17 (77%)

5 (100%)

10 (83%)

2 (40%)

na

na

  Antiretroviral medicines

0

0

0

0

0

0

  Storage space

67 (100%)

24 (100%)

27 (100%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

1 (100%)

  Regular supply system (n = 62)

62 (100%)

24 (100%)

23 (100%)

13 (100%)

2 (100%)

─

  Drinking water (n = 64)

40 (63%)

10 (42%)

18 (72%)

11 (85%)

1 (50%)

─

Presence of infection control measures (n, %)

 Functional ultra-violet light (n = 58)

44 (76%)

22 (92%)

10 (45%)

11 (92%)

2 (100%)

─

  ≥ 1 respirator (n = 58)

26 (45%)

20 (83%)

3 (15%)

2 (16%)

1 (50%)

─

  1. ─ indicates missing data, na = not applicable for this type of facility
  2. DOT directly observed treatment, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, IQR interquartile range, MSF Médecins Sans Frontières, TB tuberculosis