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Table 1 Description of the health facilities characteristics

From: Effectiveness of the delivery of interventions to prevent malaria in pregnancy in Kenya

Type

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Sub-district hospital

Sub-district hospital

Dispensary

District hospital

Mission hospital

Health centre

Dispensary

Health centre

Health centre

Level

4

4

2

4

4

3

2

3

3

Catchment population

79,200

88,000

7500

23,400

6825

13,200

8100

5808

19,800

Number of ANC visits in 2009

2734.00

1509.00

363.00

1156.00

500.00

449.00

807.00

1354.00

1038.00

Staffing

 Medical officer

1

1

 

1

     

 Clinical officer

9

2

1

6

1

1

 

2

1

 Pharmacist

1

1

 

1

     

 Public health/registered nurse

8

8

3

12

6

6

 

2

3

 Enrolled nurse

10

6

 

6

2

1

2

2

4

 Assistant nurse

    

5

    

 Lab technician

3

3

 

2

 

4

2

2

 

Number of staff usually working in ANC

4

2

4

4

9

5

3

4

12

Time to closest referral centre (min)

45

60

45

30

30

90

60

60

30

Laboratory

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

  

Yes

Yes

Pharmacy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of observation

222

115

50

99

37

42

64

92

64

Number of exit interviews

128

115

50

57

37

35

56

86

49