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Table 1 Characteristics of four rural health centers in Kigoma, Tanzania over four months1

From: Equity of inpatient health care in rural Tanzania: a population- and facility-based survey

 

Bitale

Kakonko

Mabamba

Nguruka

Number of health workers 2

    

   physicians

0

0

0

0

   assistant medical officers and clinical officers 3

2.3

1.5

1.8

2.8

   nurses and midwives

3.3

2.5

3.3

6.3

Beds 2

22.8

39.8

36.5

24.5

  1. 1 Data was collected in May 2008, September 2008, January 2009, and May 2009.
  2. 2 The health workers and the number of beds are averaged over the four month period.
  3. 3 Assistant medical officers and clinical officers are mid-level health providers who can engage in limited diagnostics and prescribing
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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