Skip to main content

Table 3 Service delivery in primary health care facilities

From: Primary health care facility readiness to implement primary eye care in Nigeria: equipment, infrastructure, service delivery and health management information systems

 

Health centre

Health post

Total

Difference

Services provided

N

%

N

%

N

%

%

P value

Maternal health services

 Antenatal care

33

100.0

11

73.3

44

91.7

26.7

0.002

 Deliveries

32

97.0

4

26.7

36

75.0

70.3

0

Child health services

 Measles vaccination

33

100.0

15

100.0

48

100.0

0.0

 

 Vitamin A supplements

33

100.0

12

80.0

45

93.8

20.0

0.008

 Credes prophylaxis

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

 

General healthcare services

 Diabetic care

21

63.6

6

40.0

27

56.3

23.6

0.3

 Elderly care

16

48.5

5

33.3

21

43.8

15.2

0.6

 Eye care

3

9.1

1

6.7

4

8.3

2.4

0.9

 Blood pressure measurement

33

100.0

15

100.0

48

100.0

0.0

 

 Providing 24-h services

29

87.9

3

20.0

32

66.7

67.9

0.004

Total patient visits per year (2017)

 ≤ 1000

7

21.2

7

46.7

14

29.1

25.5

0.3

 > 1000 to ≤2000

15

45.5

6

40

21

43.8

5.5

0.8

 > 2000 to ≤4000

8

24.2

2

13.3

10

20.8

10.9

 

 > 4000

3

9.1

0

0

3

6.3

9.1

NA

Mean number of patient visits

2201 ± 1421

1136 ± 753

1745 ± 1310

1065

0.0015

Patients visits /1000 catchment population per year (2017)

 ≤ 250

16

48.5

8

53.5

24

50.0

5.0

0.8

 > 250- to ≤500

10

30.3

3

20.0

13

27.1

10.3

0.7

 > 500

7

21.2

4

26.7

11

22.9

5.5

0.8

Mean number of patient visits

316 ± 257

301 ± 350

312 ± 283

15

0.9

Patients aged over 50 years visits /1000 catchment population year (2017)

 ≤ 10

17

51.4

8

53.3

25

52.1

1.9

0.9

 > 10 to ≤20

6

18.2

1

6.7

7

14.6

11.5

0.8

 > 20 to ≤50

5

15.2

3

20.0

8

16.7

4.8

0.8

 > 50

5

15.2

3

20.0

8

16.7

4.8

0.8

Mean number of patient visits

21 ± 27

16 ± 19

19.5 ± 25.1

5

0.47