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Table 1 Characteristics of health facilities in the study

From: Determinants of malaria testing at health facilities: the case of Uganda

Characteristics

N (1085)

%

Level of facility

 Hospital

32

2.9

 HC IV

56

5.2

 HC III

409

37.8

 HC II

539

49.9

 Clinic/drug shop

44

4.0

Ownership of facility

 Public

828

76.3

 Private for profit

73

6.7

 Private not for profit

184

16.9

Location of facility

 Rural

873

80.4

 Urban

212

19.5

Open time of facility

 Open 24 h

521

48.2

 Not open 24 h

560

51.8

Meeting target of malaria testing

 No

152

14.0

 Yes

933

86.0

Availability of RDTs

 RDTs

996

91.8

Availability of microscopy

 Microscopy

589

54.3