Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study communities
| Â | Bosomtwe District | Central Gonja District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community characteristic | Piase | Abono | Kuntanase | Entire Bosomtwe District | Tidrope | Mpaha | Sankpala | Entire Central Gonja District |
Population (2010) | 2,772 | 1,467 | 34.682 | 99,964 | 1,025 | 4,126 | 1,526 | 110,576 |
Number and type of health facility (2010) | Health centre (1) | 0 | Hospital (1) | Hospitals (3), Health centres (3), Clinics (7), Maternity Homes (3) | None | Health centre (1) | Health centre (1) | Hospital (1), Health centres (5) CHPS zones (11) |
Number of medical doctors (2010) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Number of midwives (2010) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Number of general nurses (2010) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Number of community Health nurses (2010) | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 37 |
Number of pharmacists (2010) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of dispensary technicians (2010) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Distance to nearest health facility (km) | 1 | 12 | 1 | n/a | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a |
Doctor to patient ratio (2010) | 1: 9,997 | 1: 110,576 | ||||||
Nurse to patient ratio (2010) | 1: 1,111 | 1:2,572 | ||||||
Number of maternal deaths (2010) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5 | n/a | 2 | 0 | 28 |
Number of under-5 deaths (2010) | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25 | n/a | 10 | 4 | 25 |
Skilled delivery (%) (2010) | 56 | n/a | 74 | 54.3 | n/a | 18.1 | 22.2 | 14.4 |