Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study communities

Population (2010)

1,025

4,126

8,735

87,877

Number and type of health facility (2010)

None

Health centre (1)

Hospital (1)

Hospital (1), Health centres (5), CHPS zones (11)

Number of medical doctors (2010)

0

0

1

1

Number of midwives (2010)

0

0

2

9

Number of general nurses (2010)

0

1

3

6

Number of community health nurses (2010)

0

5

14

37

Number of pharmacists (2010)

0

0

0

0

Number of dispensary technicians (2010)*

0

1

1

2

Number of community based surveillance volunteers (2010)

1

2

11

518

Distance to nearest health facility (km)

13

2

1

n/a

Doctor to patient ratio (2010)

Nurse to patient ratio (2010)

Number of maternal deaths (2010)

n/a

2

25

28

Number of under-5 deaths (2010)

n/a

10

14

25

Four plus ANC visits (%) (2010)

n/a

34

33

29.8

Skilled delivery (%) (2010)

n/a

18.1

22.2

13.4

PNC coverage (%) (2010)

n/a

56.4

44.3

33.6