Table 2 Infrastructure, equipment and consumables in 48 primary health care facilities
| Â | Health centre | Health post | Total | Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | % | p value | |
Infrastructure and equipment | ||||||||
 Space to measure visual acuity | 32 | 97.0 | 13 | 86.7 | 45 | 93.8 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
 Visual acuity chart | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 4.2 | NA |  |
 Torch available | 17 | 51.5 | 5 | 33.3 | 22 | 45.8 | 18.2 | 0.5 |
 Torch available and functioning | 11 | 33.3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 0.7 |
 Space for counselling | 27 | 81.2 | 7 | 46.7 | 34 | 70.8 | 35.1 | 0.6 |
 Secure drug storage | 13 | 39.4 | 9 | 60 | 22 | 45.9 | 20.6 | 0.3 |
 Functioning refrigerator | 18 | 54.6 | 4 | 26.7 | 22 | 45.8 | 27.9 | 0.3 |
Medication of relevance to eye care | ||||||||
 Vitamin A 200,000 IU in stock | 29 | 87.9 | 10 | 66.7 | 39 | 81.5 | 21.2 | 0.1 |
 Vitamin A 100,000 IU in stock | 25 | 75.8 | 10 | 66.7 | 35 | 72.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
 No vitamin A in stock | 4 | 12.1 | 2 | 13.3 | 6 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
 Access to measles vaccine | 30 | 90.9 | 14 | 93.3 | 44 | 91.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
 Tetanus toxoid | 22 | 66.7 | 4 | 26.7 | 26 | 54.2 | 40 | 0.1 |
 Injectable antibiotics | 28 | 84.9 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 70.8 | 44.9 | 0.02 |
Medication for eye conditions | ||||||||
 Antibiotic eye drops | 4 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.3 | 12.1 | – |
 Antibiotic eye ointment | 5 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.4 | 15.2 | – |
 Anti-allergy eye drops | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Consumables for eye care | ||||||||
 Saline | 21 | 63.6 | 5 | 33.3 | 26 | 54.2 | 30.3 | 0.2 |
 Cotton wool | 29 | 87.9 | 12 | 80 | 41 | 85.4 | 7.9 | 0.5 |
 Gauze | 24 | 73.7 | 6 | 42.8 | 30 | 63.8 | 29.9 | 0.2 |
 Plasters | 23 | 69.7 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 54.2 | 49.7 | 0.09 |
 Bandages | 8 | 24.2 | 2 | 13.3 | 10 | 20.8 | 10.9 | 0.7 |