Table 1 Characteristics of surveyed health facilities in Sudan
Health facility characteristics (N = 244) | n | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
   Health facility type |  |  |  |
Basic Health Unit | 156 | 63.9 | 57.9-70.0 |
Health Centre | 71 | 29.1 | 23.4-34.8 |
Hospital | 17 | 7.0 | 3.8-10.2 |
   Health facility ownership |  |  |  |
Government | 217 | 88.9 | 85.0-92.9 |
Non-governmental organization | 27 | 11.1 | 7.1-15.0 |
   Basic infrastructure and equipment at health facility |  |  |  |
Water available | 176 | 72.1 | 66.4-77.8 |
Electricity available | 119 | 48.8 | 42.4-55.1 |
Functional weighing scale available | 142 | 58.2 | 52.6-65.2 |
Functional thermometer available | 119 | 48.8 | 43.6-56.4 |
Treatment protocol chart exposed | 125 | 51.2 | 46.1-58.9 |
   Availability of malaria diagnostics on survey day |  |  |  |
Functional microscopy service | 103 | 42.2 | 35.9-48.4 |
Non-expired Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) | 39 | 16.0 | 11.3-20.6 |
Any functional diagnostic service (microscopy or RDTs) | 125 | 51.2 | 44.9-57.5 |
   Availability of non-expired ACTs on the survey day |  |  |  |
Any blister pack tablets of AS+SP | 179 | 73.4 | 67.7-78.9 |
AS+SP (50 mg AS pack) | 164 | 67.2 | 61.2-73.1 |
AS+SP (100 mg AS pack) | 158 | 64.7 | 58.7-70.7 |
Artemether-lumefantrine (at least one pack)a | 22 | 24.6 | 21.3-28.6 |
Any ACT in stock (any pack of AS+SP or AL) | 181 | 74.2 | 68.7-79.7 |
   Availability of other antimalarials on the survey day |  |  |  |
SP tablets | 85 | 34.8 | 28.8-40.8 |
Quinine tablets | 85 | 34.8 | 28.8-40.8 |
Quinine injectionsa | 48 | 54.5 | 43.9-65.2 |
Artemether injections (40 or 80 mg)a | 68 | 77.3 | 68.3-86.2 |
Chloroquine (any formulation) | 11 | 4.5 | 1.9-7.1 |