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Table 3 Standard coordinates of tracer items on the first 14 factorial axes (medical centres) derived from the SARA survey in 2014 in Burkina Faso.

From: Constructing a malaria-related health service readiness index and assessing its association with child malaria mortality: an analysis of the Burkina Faso 2014 SARA data

Tracers

Category

Frequency, n(%)

Factorial axes*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Privacy room

No

31 (27.7)

−0.281a

−1.196

0.358

−2.537

1.257

−1.370

−0.195

0.746

0.171

−5.265

−3.066

1.560

0.252

1.213

Yes

81 (72.3)

0.107

0.458

−0.137

0.971

−0.481

0.524

0.075

−0.285

− 0.065

2.015

1.173

−0.597

−0.097

− 0.464

Emergency transportation

No

6 (5.4)

0.063

−3.332

−2.716

4.195

0.012

−7.946

4.844

−11.193

−0.109

− 1.787

1.657

3.354

−2.609

2.616

Yes

106 (94.6)

−0.004

0.189

0.154

−0.237

−0.001

0.450

−0.274

0.634

0.006

0.101

−0.094

−0.190

0.148

−0.148

Light power

No

20 (17.9)

−0.925

−3.350b

0.885

0.805

0.298

2.439

−4.057

−1.751

−0.649

−3.378

2.240

−4.542

−0.070

− 0.001

Yes

92 (82.1)

0.201

0.728

−0.192

−0.175

− 0.065

−0.530

0.882

0.381

0.141

0.734

−0.487

0.987

0.015

0.000

Safe final disposal of sharps

No

27 (24.1)

1.254

−0.656

−4.856

−2.973

− 0.352

0.664

− 0.421

− 0.995

1.152

− 0.588

2.051

− 0.445

− 0.888

− 0.100

Yes

85 (75.9)

−0.398

0.208

1.542

0.944

0.112

−0.211

0.134

0.316

−0.366

0.187

−0.652

0.142

0.282

0.032

Safe final disposal of infectious wastes

No

30 (26.8)

0.859

−0.684

−4.958

−2.727

0.017

0.163

−1.408

− 0.591

1.160

0.798

−0.069

0.185

−0.102

− 0.391

Yes

82 (73.2)

−0.314

0.250

1.814

0.998

−0.006

−0.060

0.515

0.216

−0.424

−0.292

0.025

−0.068

0.037

0.143

Appropriate storage of infectious waste

No

9 (8.0)

1.198

−2.643

0.035

1.036

−1.691

−9.057

− 1.236

− 0.570

− 1.376

2.107

5.636

−5.990

3.825

3.190

Yes

103 (92.0)

−0.105

0.231

− 0.003

− 0.091

0.148

0.791

0.108

0.050

0.120

−0.184

−0.492

0.523

−0.334

− 0.279

Latex gloves

No

12 (10.1)

−0.252

−3.347

0.867

0.983

−4.095

−0.858

−6.782

3.797

−3.464

0.525

2.358

0.705

−3.537

−1.541

Yes

100 (89.9)

0.030

0.402

−0.104

− 0.118

0.491

0.103

0.814

−0.456

0.416

−0.063

−0.283

− 0.085

0.424

0.185

Guidelines for standard precautions

No

14 (22.5)

−3.610

0.980

−1.949

−1.532

− 1.850

− 1.734

4.077

1.023

−2.052

− 3.909

− 0.936

− 3.326

− 1.546

1.195

Yes

98 (87.5)

0.516

−0.140

0.278

0.219

0.264

0.248

−0.582

− 0.146

0.293

0.558

0.134

0.475

0.221

−0.171

Haemoglobin test

No

40 (35.7)

−1.086

−1.396

−0.563

0.630

−2.200

0.331

0.568

−0.251

− 2.686

1.100

− 0.855

1.830

−3.237

0.473

Yes

72 (64.3)

0.603

0.775

0.313

−0.350

1.222

−0.184

− 0.316

0.139

1.492

−0.611

0.475

−1.017

1.798

−0.263

Glucose dipstick

No

8 (7.1)

−2.850

0.482

−4.354

0.289

−6.397

2.569

3.601

4.457

−1.015

−5.601

0.354

−5.051

−0.402

− 0.182

Yes

104 (92.9)

0.219

−0.037

0.335

−0.022

0.492

− 0.198

− 0.277

− 0.343

0.078

0.431

− 0.027

0.389

0.031

0.014

Amlopdipin

No

87 (77.7)

−0.329

− 0.723

0.354

− 0.378

− 0.280

− 0.416

− 0.848

0.125

1.106

0.339

− 0.459

0.036

0.424

0.184

Yes

25 (22.3)

1.144

2.515

−1.231

1.315

0.974

1.448

2.953

−0.436

− 3.848

−1.180

1.597

−0.125

− 1.477

−0.640

Aspirin

No

18 (16.1)

−3.484

3.093

−0.109

− 0.623

1.267

−1.229

0.818

2.121

−2.599

1.476

0.217

− 2.705

1.985

1.667

Yes

94 (83.9)

0.667

−0.592

0.021

0.119

−0.243

0.235

−0.157

− 0.406

0.498

− 0.283

− 0.042

0.518

− 0.380

− 0.319

Beclomethasone inhaler

No

98 (87.5)

−0.205

−0.683

0.214

−0.707

− 0.065

− 0.013

0.293

− 0.313

− 0.362

0.313

0.484

0.025

0.342

−0.079

Yes

14 (12.5)

1.435

4.781

−1.495

4.948

0.452

0.094

−2.052

2.190

2.536

− 2.189

−3.386

−0.177

− 2.394

0.555

Beta-blockers

No

92 (82.1)

−0.433

− 0.793

0.614

−0.473

− 0.185

0.294

0.561

− 0.134

0.132

−0.074

0.098

0.032

0.439

0.587

Yes

20 (17.9)

1.990

3.648

−2.824

2.176

0.849

−1.355

−2.581

0.616

−0.609

0.339

− 0.450

− 0.145

− 2.021

− 2.701

Ceftriaxone

No

9 (8.0)

−6.392

1.090

0.991

−0.869

3.199

−1.868

−2.313

−2.918

2.354

−0.844

3.647

1.036

−6.562

−1.918

Yes

103 (92.0)

0.558

−0.095

− 0.087

0.076

− 0.280

0.163

0.202

0.255

−0.206

0.074

−0.319

− 0.090

0.573

0.168

Gentamicin

No

11 (9.8)

−4.331

−1.279

−2.234

4.478

2.838

2.256

−0.629

− 0.754

1.864

1.838

−1.003

−2.284

−0.105

6.498

Yes

101 (90.2)

0.472

0.139

0.243

−0.488

− 0.309

− 0.246

0.069

0.082

− 0.203

− 0.200

0.109

0.249

0.011

−0.708

Glibenclamide

No

73 (65.2)

−0.724

−0.211

− 0.581

0.607

0.655

0.053

−0.176

−0.305

−1.378

− 0.786

0.346

0.540

1.845

−1.922

Yes

39 (34.8)

1.356

0.395

1.088

−1.137

− 1.225

− 0.099

0.329

0.571

2.580

1.471

−0.648

−1.011

−3.453

3.598

Insulin injectable

No

104 (92.9)

−0.123

−0.424

0.222

−0.186

− 0.106

−0.147

0.493

0.038

0.378

0.233

−0.339

− 0.364

− 0.207

−0.641

Yes

8 (7.1)

1.596

5.512

−2.880

2.420

1.375

1.909

−6.404

−0.489

−4.911

−3.035

4.404

4.737

2.688

8.330

Magnesium

No

34 (30.4)

−2.083

− 2.028

−0.340

1.431

0.424

0.597

−1.968

0.063

0.339

−0.313

−2.323

0.905

0.300

−0.988

Yes

78 (69.6)

0.908

0.884

0.148

−0.624

− 0.185

− 0.260

0.858

−0.028

− 0.148

0.136

1.013

−0.395

− 0.131

0.431

Oxytocin

No

14 (12.5)

−3.089

−0.951

−3.370

5.102

−0.779

2.837

1.260

−2.386

2.970

1.110

−1.926

− 2.982

0.951

−0.272

Yes

98 (87.5)

0.441

0.136

0.481

−0.729

0.111

−0.405

− 0.180

0.341

− 0.424

− 0.159

0.275

0.426

− 0.136

0.039

Salbutamol

No

26 (23.2)

−3.000

− 0.517

−1.091

−1.330

−0.915

− 0.662

− 0.223

1.480

−2.038

1.850

− 0.362

1.727

0.879

1.003

Yes

86 (76.8)

0.907

0.156

0.330

0.402

0.277

0.200

0.067

−0.448

0.616

− 0.559

0.109

− 0.522

− 0.266

− 0.303

Zinc

No

35 (31.3)

−2.157

0.502

−0.495

−0.975

0.011

2.273

0.503

−0.816

1.147

0.610

1.572

2.790

1.487

0.844

Yes

77 (68.8)

0.980

−0.228

0.225

0.443

−0.005

−1.033

− 0.229

0.371

−0.522

− 0.277

− 0.715

− 1.268

− 0.676

− 0.383

ITNs

No

83 (74.1)

−0.220

0.045

−0.747

− 0.247

0.762

−1.081

−0.434

− 0.005

− 0.520

0.795

− 1.332

− 0.377

0.161

− 0.081

Yes

29 (25.9)

0.628

−0.128

2.139

0.708

−2.180

3.093

1.242

0.015

1.487

−2.276

3.811

1.079

−0.461

0.231

Staff trained in malaria diagnosis and treatment

No

33 (29.5)

−1.091

1.604

−0.341

− 0.226

−3.506

− 0.728

− 1.149

1.928

2.217

− 0.102

0.246

0.246

1.343

−0.185

Yes

79 (70 5)

0.456

−0.670

0.143

0.094

1.465

0.304

0.480

− 0.806

−0.926

0.043

− 0.103

− 0.103

− 0.561

0.077

Staff trained in intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp)

No

38 (33.9)

−0.158

−0.459

− 0.829

2.575

−1.426

−2.856

0.619

0.713

1.757

−1.492

1.060

2.415

0.922

0.162

Yes

74 (66.1)

0.081

0.236

0.426

−1.322

0.732

1.467

−0.318

−0.366

− 0.902

0.766

− 0.544

−1.240

− 0.474

− 0.083

First line treatment of malaria

No

13 (11.6)

−4.606

2.906

0.766

−1.353

0.142

−1.435

0.786

0.550

2.369

1.904

2.504

0.379

−0.856

−4.781

Yes

99 (88.4)

0.605

−0.382

− 0.101

0.178

− 0.019

0.188

− 0.103

− 0.072

−0.311

− 0.250

−0.329

− 0.050

0.112

0.628

IPTp drug

No

50 (44.6)

−5.589

3.721

1.822

−2.447

5.322

−2.872

− 2.985

0.352

1.426

−2.683

3.527

−0.455

−4.909

2.079

Yes

62 (55.4)

0.430

−0.286

− 0.140

0.188

− 0.409

0.221

0.230

−0.027

− 0.110

0.206

−0.271

0.035

0.378

−0.160

Carbamazepine

No

84 (75.0)

−0.144

0.764

0.367

−0.450

−1.050

0.110

−0.594

−1.146

−0.364

0.136

−0.686

0.030

0.566

0.637

Yes

28 (25.0)

0.432

−2.292

−1.101

1.349

3.149

−0.331

1.782

3.438

1.093

−0.408

2.057

−0.091

−1.698

−1.911

Haloperidol

No

85 (75.9)

−0.183

0.825

0.330

−0.199

− 0.894

− 0.172

− 0.410

−1.475

− 0.025

−0.361

− 0.402

− 0.354

− 0.078

− 0.660

Yes

27 (24.1)

0.577

−2.599

−1.039

0.627

2.815

0.541

1.292

4.644

0.079

1.136

1.266

1.116

0.244

2.078

Inertia explained by the factorial axis (%)

14.5

8.9

6.7

6.1

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.9

  1. *First 14 factorial axes to build the composite readiness score as there is no information gain beyond axis 14
  2. aFour tracers consistent with the FAOC-G in negative direction (not bold) and 25 consistent in positive direction (bold)
  3. bHighlighted in bold and italic are the weights of tracers from factorial axes selected to build the composite readiness score