From: Health and survival of young children in southern Tanzania
Characteristic | Categories | Number of facilities | % of facilities | 95% CI* | |
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VACCINES AND EQUIPMENT FOR VACCINATION (in all 118 facilities supplying vaccination services) | |||||
All essential vaccines available (BCG, DPT-HepB, OPV, Measles, TT) | 91/118 | 77% | 68,84 | ||
Fridge | Â | Available | 115/118 | 97% | 93,99 |
 |  | Available & freezes | 64/118 | 54% | 45,63 |
ORAL AND INJECTABLE DRUGS (in all 134 facilities) | |||||
Essential oral treatments available (ORS, SP, co-trimoxazole, vitamin A, ferrous sulphate, paracetamol, mebendazole) (SP was the first-line antimalarial drug at the time of the survey) | All available | 57/134 | 42% | 34,51 | |
 |  | ORS | 125/134 | 93% | 88,97 |
 |  | SP | 124/134 | 93% | 87,96 |
 |  | Co-trimoxazole | 98/134 | 73% | 65,80 |
Water available | 30/134 | 22% | 16,30 | ||
Injectable treatment for pre-referral care (quinine, gentamicin or ampicillin or chloramphenicol, benzylpenicillin or cristapen or PPF (procaine penillin)) | In dispensaries | 59/113 | 52% | 43,62 | |
 |  | In health centres | 6/14 | 43% | 18,71 |
HUMAN RESOURCES (in all 127 health centres & dispensaries) | |||||
Prescribers (Medical Officers, Assistant Medical Officer, Clinical Officer or Assistant Clinical Officer) | Dispensaries | Present | 46/113 | 41% | 32,50 |
 |  | Employed | 85/113 | 75% | 66,83 |
 | Health Centres | Present | 8/14 | 57% | 29,82 |
 |  | Employed | 12/14 | 86% | 57,98 |
Nurses (Nursing Officer, Nurse Midwife, Public Health Nurse 'B' or Maternal and Child Health Aides) | Dispensaries | Present | 49/113 | 43% | 34,53 |
 |  | Employed | 86/113 | 76% | 67,84 |
 | Health Centres | Present | 11/14 | 79% | 49,95 |
 |  | Employed | 13/14 | 93% | 66,100 |
SUPERVISION & REFERRAL (in all 134 facilities) | |||||
At least one supervision visit in previous 6 months | 112/134 | 84% | 76,89 | ||
At least one supervision involving case-management observation in previous 6 months | 23/134 | 17% | 11,25 | ||
Transport for referral (bicycle or ambulance) | 21/134 | 16% | 10,23 | ||
Has the in-charge ever wanted to refer a sick child but been unable to? | 34/134 | 25% | 18,34 |