Table 3 Percentage of surveyed hospitals with at least one of the basic ENT ear equipment according to provinces
From: Africa’s challenged ENT services: highlighting challenges in Zambia
Percentage (%) by Province | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ear Equipment | CB | LSK | East | N-West | Much | North | Lua | South | Cent | West | Total |
Otoscope(s) | 85.7% n = 6 | 68.9% n = 11 | 50% n = 3 | 60% n = 3 | 100% n = 2 | 25% n = 1 | 100% n = 2 | 87.5% n = 7 | 75% n = 3 | 100% n = 7 | 73.8% n = 45 |
Pneumatic bulb(s) | 28.6% n = 2 | 37.5% n = 6 | 0 | 20% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 16.4% n = 10 |
256 Hz tuning fork(s) | 14.3% n = 2 | 31.3% n = 5 | 0 | 40% n = 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% n = 2 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 18.0% n = 11 |
512 Hz tuning fork(s) | 0 | 50% n = 8 | 0 | 40% n = 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% n = 1 | 25% n = 1 | 0 | 19.7% n = 12 |
1024 Hz tuning fork(s) | 14.3% n = 1 | 6.3% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% n = 1 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 6.6% n = 4 |
Barany box (es) | 0 | 6.3% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 3.3% n = 2 |
Ear syringing kit(s) | 85.7% n = 6 | 75% n = 12 | 83.3% n = 5 | 40% n = 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% n = 2 | 75% n = 6 | 25% n = 1 | 28.6% n = 2 | 59.0% n = 36 |
Ear hook(s) | 28.6% n = 2 | 56.3% n = 9 | 16.7% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% n = 1 | 50% n = 4 | 25% n = 1 | 14.3% n = 1 | 31.2% n = 19 |
Jobson horne probe(s) | 14.3% n = 2 | 50% n = 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 16.4% n = 10 |