Evaluation of health system readiness and coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in infants (IPTi) in Kambia district to inform national scale-up in Sierra Leone

Table 1 Health facility assessment results on IPTi supplies, service provision, and supervisory visits in Phase 1 and 2

	Phase 1		Phase 2
	N (n = 18)	%	N (n = 18)	%
Stocks and supplies
SP for IPTi in stock	17	94.4	18	100.0
System of estimating needed SP supply established	11	61.1	6	33.3
Improved drinking water for IPTi administration available^a	7	38.9	12	66.7
Revised child health cards for IPTi documentation available	15	83.3	12	66.7
Service provision
IPTi provided through outreach services	18	100.0	18	100.0
2–3 times a week	4	22.2	1	5.6
Once a week	4	22.2	7	38.9
Other less frequent	10	55.6	10	55.6
IPTi provided at no cost to patients	18	100.0	18	100.0
Supervisory visit covering IPTi provision	15	83.3	18	100.0

^aImproved drinking water included chlorinated well water, sachet water and water purified with water. Unimproved drinking water included untreated and not boiled well water, tap water and nearby pond

ISSN: 1475-2875