Table 4 Readiness index scores specific to services for chronic respiratory diseases and domain scores by facility type
Services for chronic respiratory diseases | Public facilities n = 870 | Private facilities n = 70 | Total n = 940 |
|---|---|---|---|
Both diagnosis and treatment facilities | 94.1 | 94.9 | 94.1 |
Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatmenta | 4.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
Mean guidelines domain index | 4.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
Trained staffa | 9.4 | 3.4 | 9.0 |
Mean staff domain index | 9.4 | 3.4 | 9.0 |
Equipmenta | |||
Stethoscope | 97.8 | 96.9 | 97.7 |
Oxygen flow meter | 2.5 | 49.3 | 6.0 |
Spacers for inhalers | 2.1 | 25.0 | 3.8 |
Oxygen | 3.4 | 54.9 | 7.2 |
Mean equipment domain index (±SD) | 25.0 (11.4) | 53.9 (33.7) | 27.2 (16.1) |
Medicinesa | |||
Salbutamol inhaler | 79.7 | 68.2 | 78.8 |
Beclomethasone inhaler | 3.0 | 32.9 | 5.3 |
Prednisolone cap/tabs | 3.4 | 64.9 | 8.0 |
Hydrocortisone injection | 6.9 | 69.9 | 11.6 |
Epinephrine injectable | 5.2 | 59.1 | 9.2 |
Mean medicines domain index (±SD) | 19.3 (14.3) | 57.9 (39.6) | 22.2 (20.2) |
Readiness index specific to services for chronic resp. (Median (Q1, Q3)) | 11.3 (11.3, 16.3) | 26.3 (6.5, 37.5) | 11.3 (11.3, 18.8) |