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Table 2 Readiness index scores specific to services for CVD and domain scores by facility type

From: Health system’s readiness to provide cardiovascular, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease related services in Nepal: analysis using 2015 health facility survey

Services for CVDs

Public facilities

n = 870

Private facilities

n = 70

Total

n = 940

Diagnosis and treatment facilities

71.3

94.6

73.1

Guidelines on diagnosis and treatmenta

1.4

1.3

1.4

Mean guidelines domain index (±SD)

1.4

1.3

1.4

 Trained staffa

1.4

3.1

1.3

Mean trained staff domain index (±SD)

1.4

3.1

1.3

Equipmenta

 Stethoscope

97.9

96.9

97.8

 Blood pressure

93.5

95.7

93.7

 Adult weighing scale

87.0

93.5

87.6

 Oxygen

4.4

55.1

9.3

Mean equipment domain index (±SD)

67.1 (20.2)

81.2 (27.4)

68.2 (21.1)

Medicinesa

 Amlodipine/nifedipine

5.1

68.3

11.2

 Beta-blockers (atenolol)

13.9

57.0

18.0

 Aspirin

4.2

63.5

9.9

 Thiazide

2.1

26.2

4.4

Mean medicines domain index (±SD)

2.6 (9.8)

39.1 (29.0)

5.4 (15.5)

Readiness index specific to services for CVD (Median (Q1, Q3))

18.8 (18.8, 18.8)

31.3 (18.9, 37.5)

18.8 (18.8, 25.0)

  1. aThis analysis is limited to a sub-sample of Public facilities (n = 621), Private facilities (n = 66) and all combined (n = 687)