Table 4 Comparison of availability of essential medicines and personal protective equipment among referral and lower-level health facilities during the second wave of COVID-19, Uganda, June 2021
From: Readiness of health facilities to manage individuals infected with COVID-19, Uganda, June 2021
Referral Health Facilities (n = 17) | Lower-Level Health Facilities (n = 71) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Essential medicines | ||||||||
Isolation spaces and/or isolation units | 16 | (94) | 1 | (6) | 9 | (12) | 62 | (88) |
HDU/ICU | 13 | (76) | 4 | (24) | NA | - | NA | - |
Vitamin C | 6 | (35) | 11 | (65) | 6 | (7) | 65 | (93) |
Adequate oxygen Supply and oxygen cylinders | 5 | (29) | 12 | (71) | NA | - | NA | - |
Zinc | 4 | (24) | 13 | (76) | 8 | (9) | 63 | (91) |
Adequate medicines for the management of COVID-19 | 3 | (18) | 14 | (82) | 1 | (1) | 70 | (99) |
Dexamethasone | 3 | (18) | 14 | (82) | 6 | (2) | 65 | (98) |
Azithromycin | 2 | (12) | 15 | (88) | 0 | (0) | 71 | (100) |
Clexane | 2 | (12) | 15 | (88) | NA | - | NA | - |
Ramdesivir | 0 | (0) | 17 | (100) | NA | - | NA | - |
PPE supplies | ||||||||
Available focal person to manage critical IPC supplies | 17 | (100) | 0 | (0) | 59 | (80) | 12 | (20) |
Facility leadership knows how to request additional supplies | 17 | (100) | 0 | (0) | 56 | (79) | 15 | (21) |
Consumption rate (per week) for critical supplies estimated | 16 | (94) | 1 | (6) | 46 | (65) | 25 | (35) |
Monthly inventory of PPE supply done at least once a month | 16 | (94) | 1 | (6) | 45 | (58) | 26 | (42) |
Inventory of PPE supplies done in the past seven days | 9 | (53) | 8 | (47) | 14 | (21) | 57 | (79) |
Adequate PPE for the management of COVID-19 available | 8 | (47) | 9 | (53) | 6 | (8) | 65 | (92) |
The facility has the following PPE supplies in stock | ||||||||
Aprons | 13 | (76) | 4 | (24) | 4 | (2) | 67 | (98) |
Eye protection (face shields or goggles) | 13 | (76) | 4 | (23) | 5 | (3) | 66 | (97) |
Gowns | 12 | (71) | 5 | (29) | 4 | (2) | 67 | (98) |
Alcohol-based hand rub | 12 | (71) | 5 | (29) | 10 | (12) | 61 | (88) |
N95, or equivalent respirators | 10 | (59) | 7 | (41) | 11 | (12) | 60 | (88) |
Hospital-grade disinfectants (Sodium hypochlorite) | 10 | (59) | 7 | (41) | 7 | (7) | 64 | (93) |
Soap | 9 | (53) | 8 | (47) | 35 | (48) | 36 | (52) |
Buckets | 8 | (47) | 9 | (53) | 5 | (5) | 66 | (95) |
Surgical face masks | 5 | (29) | 12 | (71) | 12 | (14) | 59 | (86) |