Table 1 Characteristics of the 22 health facilities in Nairobi (n, (%))
From: The clinical burden of malaria in Nairobi: a historical review and contemporary audit
Equipment and services at health facility | Â |
|---|---|
   Weighing scale (any) | 21 (95.5) |
Infant hanging scale | 17 (77.3) |
Hanging Salter scale | 7 (31.8) |
Adult scale | 14 (63.6) |
Bathroom scale | 15 (68.2) |
   Thermometer | 20 (90.9) |
   Separate laboratory | 15 (68.2) |
   Functional microscopy | 14 (66.7) |
Record Keeping | Â |
   Stock/Bin cards for AL | 14 (63.6) |
   AL dispensers book | 16 (72.7) |
   Monthly summary for malaria medicines | 16 (72.7) |
   Out-patient record books | 12 (54.5) |
   Laboratory record books | 12 (54.5) |
Wall charts & Guidelines | Â |
   Malaria Guideline (Version 2) | 15 (68.2) |
   Malaria Management chart booklet | 8 (36.4) |
   Algorithm for <5 years fevers | 7 (31.8) |
   AL dispensing and dosing schedule | 12 (54.6) |
   Malaria OPD algorithm for older children & adults | 4 (18.2) |
   Integrated management of childhood illnesses chart | 11 (50) |
Availability of AL on the survey day | Â |
   Any tablets of AL | 19 (86.4) |
AL 6 tablets pack | 16 (72.7) |
AL 12 tablets pack | 18 (81.8) |
AL 18 tablets pack | 16 (72.7) |
AL 24 tablets pack | 16 (72.7) |
Stock out in last three months* | Â |
   Any tablets of AL | 19 (86.4) |
AL 6 tablets pack | 10 (55.6) |
AL 12 tablets pack | 9 (50) |
AL 18 tablets pack | 8 (44.4) |
AL 24 tablets pack | 7 (38.9) |
Availability of other antimalarial drugs on the survey day | Â |
   Amodiaquine (any formulation) | 1 (4.5) |
   Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (any formulation) | 14 (63.6) |
   Quinine (tablets) | 12 (54.5) |
   Quinine (injection) | 9 (40.9) |
   Artemether injection | 0 (0) |