Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the health facilities assessed in Sindh province (n = 63)
Selected Districts | Population | Number of district headquarters hospitals | Number of Taluka headquarters hospitals | Number of Rural Health Centers | Total number of health facilities visited | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (Km2) | Catchment population | Total | Selected | Total | Selected | Total | Selected | ||
Dadu | 2551 | 1,089,169 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Ghotki | 19,808 | 1,649,661 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Jacobabad | 7705 | 979,817 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Kamber Shahdadkot | 2027 | 1,612,373 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Kashmore | 2771 | 1,006,297 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Larkana | 2577 | 1,231,481 | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Mithi/ Tharparkar | 5599 | 1,341,042 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Nausheroferoz | 6506 | 1,647,239 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 |
Shikarpur | 1906 | 1,524,391 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
Sujawal | 8699 | 781,967 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Thatta | 8034 | 1,550,266 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
UmerKot | 5503 | 1,073,146 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 12 | 10 | 53 | 28 | 61 | 25 | 63 | ||