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Table 1 Data collected

From: A cost function analysis of child health services in four districts in Malawi

Parameter

District

Average / Total*

 

1

2

3

4

 

Population

624,445

511,279

317,324

309,778

440,707

Estimated population Under 5

114,834

90,320

59,239

61,823

81,554

Number of Health Facilities

30

29

15

11

21

Number of health facilities sampled

6

6

6

6

24

% of health facilities sampled

20%

21%

40%

55%

28%

Population served of sample

186,666

162,763

128,507

129,326

607,262

% of district population served by sample

30%

32%

40%

42%

36%

Number of staff interviewed

12

12

12

11

47

Number of patient files sampled (of which for inpatient)

273 (0)

199 (0)

300 (0)

332 (32)

1104 (32)

Number of facilities with beds

6

6

5

5

22

Average number of beds among facilities with patient-beds (range)

4.0

5.2

7.2

6.4

5.5

(2 to 10)

(2 to 11)

(2 to 12)

(2 to 12)

Number of facilities with laboratory

0

0

2

1

3

Average number of clinical staff (range)

5.2

3.7

3.5

4.5

4.2

 

(5 to 12)

(3 to 5)

(2 to 6)

(3 to 7)

 
  1. *Numbers in boldface are averages across the four districts, otherwise numbers reflect total values.