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Table 5  Surgical volume to population ratio, September 2020 to May 2021, Ethiopia

From: Access to surgical care in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional retrospective data review

Level of health care facilities

Number of health care facilities evaluated

Surgical volume performed in a 90-day interval of the study period

aCatchment population served

Surgical volume to population ratio /100,000 population/a quarter or three months

Health center OR blocks

9

1,121

360 000

311/100 000

Public primary hospital

77

16,425

6 160 000

267/100 000

Public general hospital

38

17,665

47 500 000

37/100 000

Public specialized hospital

16

22,420

68 000 000

33/100 000

  1. This table shows surgical volume to population ratio in a 90-day interval, from September 2020 to May 2021, disaggregated by level of health care facilities, Ethiopia
  2. Private hospitals do not have a clearly defined catchment population
  3. aSource of data for catchment population is the Ethiopian Heath sector transformation plan I [8]
  4. Average surgical volume to population ratio of PHCUs = 289/100,000 population
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