Table 5 Percentage of surveyed hospitals with at least one of the basic ENT head and neck equipment according to provinces
From: Africa’s challenged ENT services: highlighting challenges in Zambia
Equipment | % by Province | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head and Neck Equipment | CB | LSK | East | N-West | Much | North | Lua | South | Cent | West | Total |
Examination lights | 42.9% n = 3 | 43.8% n = 7 | 0 | 20% n = 1 | 100% n = 2 | 25% n = 1 | 0 | 12.5% n = 1 | 25% n = 1 | 14.3% n = 1 | 27.9% n = 17 |
Laryngeal mirror | 42.9% n = 3 | 68.9% n = 11 | 50% n = 3 | 0 | 50.0% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% n = 1 | 25% n = 1 | 42.6% n = 3 | 37.7% n = 23 |
Tongue depressor | 42.9% n = 3 | 93.8% n = 15 | 83.3% n = 5 | 20% n = 1 | 100% n = 2 | 75% n = 3 | 50% n = 1 | 37.5% n = 3 | 100% n = 4 | 14.3% n = 1 | 62.3% n = 38 |
Suction equipment | 57.1% n = 4 | 81.3% n = 13 | 100% n = 6 | 40% n = 2 | 100% n = 2 | 75% n = 3 | 0 | 100% n = 8 | 50% n = 2 | 71.4% n = 5 | 73.8% n = 45 |
FNAC apparatus | 0 | 6.3% n = 1 | 16.7% n = 1 | 0 | 50% n = 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% n = 1 | 0 | 14.3% n = 1 | 8.2% n = 5 |
Number Hospitals surveyed | 7 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 100% N = 61 |