Table 5 Palliative care patient characteristics seen at 19 facilities (January 2018 to February 2020)
Indicator | Public facilities (n = 9) | Private facilities (n = 10) | Total (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|---|
Average number of months reported in the mHealth surveya | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
Patients | |||
 Average number of patients per month | 76 [29.6%] | 181 [70.4%] | 128.5 [100%] |
  Male adults | 22 [8.6%] | 57 [22.2%] | 39.5 [30.7%] |
  Female adults | 34 [13.2%] | 106 [41.3%] | 70 [54.5%] |
  Male children | 10 [3.9%] | 10 [3.9%] | 10 [7.8%] |
  Female children | 11 [4.3%] | 8 [3.1%] | 9.5[7.4%] |
 Average number of deaths per month | 2.8 [19.6%] | 11.3 [80.4%] | 7.1 [100%] |
  Adults | 2.4 [17.3%] | 10.2 [73.4%] | 6.3 [89.4%] |
  Children | 0.4 [2.9%] | 1.1 [7.9%] | 0.8 [10.6%] |
 Total number of patient visits | 29,841 [50.5%] | 29,226 [49.5%] | 59,067 [100%] |
  HIV/AIDS | 5391 [9.1%] | 4628 [7.8%] | 5009.5 [17.0%] |
  Cancer | 4272 [7.2%] | 18,471 [31.3%] | 11,371.5 [38.5%] |
  HIV/Cancer comorbidity | 454 [0.8%] | 3033 [5.1%] | 1743.5 [5.9%] |
  Otherb | 19,724 [33.4%] | 3094 [5.2%] | 11,409 [38.6%] |
Services | |||
 Average monthly number of HCWs | 16 | 18 | 34 [100%] |
  Doctors | 3 | 3 | 6 [17.6%] |
  Nurses | 6 | 6 | 12 [35.3%] |
  Others | 7 | 9 | 16 [47.1%] |