Table 4 Percentage of surveyed hospitals with at least one of the basic ENT nose and sinus equipment according to provinces
From: Africa’s challenged ENT services: highlighting challenges in Zambia
Equipment | % by Province | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nose and sinus equipment | CB | LSK | East | N-West | Much | North | Lua | South | Cent | West | Total |
Nasal speculum(s) | 28.6% n = 2 | 62.5% n = 10 | 66.7% n = 4 | 0 | 0 | 25% n = 1 | 0 | 50% n = 4 | 25% n = 1 | 28.6% n = 2 | 39.3% n = 24 |
Nose packing forcep(s) | 42.9% n = 3 | 62.5% n = 10 | 66.7% n = 4 | 0 | 0 | 25% n = 1 | 0 | 50% n = 4 | 25% n = 1 | 14.3% n = 1 | 37.7% n = 23 |
Biopsy forcep(s) | 28.6% n = 2 | 43.8% n = 7 | 66.7% n = 4 | 0 | 0 | 25% n = 1 | 50% n = 1 | 25% n = 2 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 29.5% n = 18 |