Readiness index and domain scores specific to services for diabetes by facility
| Services for diabetes | Public facilities (%) | Private facilities (%) | Total (%) (n=319) | ||
| UHC (n=120) | District hospital (n=59) | Private clinic/hospital (n=71) | NGO clinic/hospital (n=69) | ||
| Both diagnosis and treatment facilities | |||||
| 53.1 | 72.9 | 78.3 | 43.8 | 58.1 | |
| Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment | |||||
| Yes | 60.5 | 72.9 | 31.0 | 40.8 | 45.3 |
| Mean domain score | 60.5 | 72.9 | 31.0 | 40.8 | 45.3 |
| Trained staff | |||||
| Yes | 37.0 | 30.5 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 18.8 |
| Mean domain score | 37.0 | 30.5 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 18.8 |
| Equipment | |||||
| Blood pressure | 94.2 | 94.9 | 98.0 | 100.0 | 97.5 |
| Adult weighing scale | 76.9 | 76.3 | 74.0 | 85.0 | 79.0 |
| Height board/stadiometer | 60.3 | 61.0 | 42.0 | 60.8 | 55.1 |
| Mean domain score (±SD) | 77.2 (13.8) | 77.4 (13.8) | 71.3 (22.9) | 81.9 (16.14) | 77.2 (17.3) |
| Diagnostic capacity | |||||
| Blood glucose | 83.0 | 98.3 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 94.1 |
| Urine protein | 56.2 | 64.6 | 96.1 | 87.5 | 80.4 |
| Urine glucose | 53.2 | 64.6 | 96.1 | 82.7 | 77.9 |
| Mean domain score (±SD) | 64.2 (13.4) | 75.8 (15.8) | 97.4 (1.8) | 89.4 (6.3) | 84.1 (7.1) |
| Medicines | |||||
| Metformin | 10.5 | 39.0 | 71.3 | 12.8 | 29.1 |
| Glibenclamide | 19.8 | 25.4 | 42.4 | 2.4 | 19.7 |
| Injectable insulin | 1.6 | 20.3 | 64.1 | 4.6 | 20.5 |
| Injectable glucose solution | 11.8 | 33.9 | 55.6 | 11.6 | 24.6 |
| Mean domain score (±SD) | 10.9 (6.4) | 29.7 (7.2) | 58.4 (10.7) | 7.8 (4.4) | 23.5 93.5) |
| Readiness index for services specific to diabetes | 50.0 (23.4) | 57.3 (22.2) | 53.9 (30.0) | 45.7 (34.7) | 49.8 (26.8) |
NGO, non-governmental organisation; UHC, upazila health complex.