Table 1 Basic characteristics of health workers and description of services offered at participating facilities
From: Reducing user fees for primary health care in Kenya: Policy on paper or policy in practice?
| Â | Kwale | Makueni | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Dispensaries (n = 10) | Health centres (n = 4) | Dispensaries (n = 13) | Health Centres (n = 7) |
In charges | Â | Â | Â | Â |
• Clinical officers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
• Nurses | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
• Public Health Officers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All staffs | Â | Â | Â | Â |
• Clinical officers | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
• Nurses | 18 | 19 | 23 | 37 |
• Public Health officers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Services | Â | Â | Â | Â |
• Laboratory | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
• Inpatient | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
• Deliveries | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
• Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |