Characteristics of the HFs offering any of the four NCD-related services
| Characteristics | Unweighted (n=1480) | Weighted (n=1516) | |
| n (%) | n | % (95% CI) | |
| Location | |||
| Urban | 946 (63.9) | 808 | 53.3 (49.5 to 57.1) |
| Rural | 534 (36.1) | 708 | 46.7 (42.9 to 50.4) |
| Ecological region | |||
| Hill | 794 (53.6) | 800 | 52.7 (48.9 to 56.5) |
| Mountain | 178 (12.0) | 196 | 12.9 (10.7 to 15.5) |
| Terai | 508 (34.4) | 521 | 34.4 (30.8 to 38.2) |
| Province | |||
| Koshi | 227 (15.3) | 238 | 15.7 (13.0 to 18.8) |
| Madhesh | 169 (11.4) | 245 | 16.1 (13.1 to 19.7) |
| Bagmati | 294 (19.9) | 311 | 20.5 (17.6 to 23.7) |
| Gandaki | 219 (14.8) | 197 | 13.0 (10.8 to 15.5) |
| Lumbini | 235 (15.9) | 238 | 15.7 (13.2 to 18.5) |
| Karnali | 143 (9.7) | 119 | 7.9 (6.4 to 9.7) |
| Sudurpaschim | 193 (13.0) | 169 | 11.1 (9.3 to 13.2) |
| Type of facility | |||
| Federal/provincial hospital | 97 (6.6) | 27 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.2) |
| Local HFs † | 1128 (76.2) | 1376 | 90.7 (89.2 to 92.0) |
| Private hospital | 255 (17.2) | 113 | 7.5 (6.3 to 8.9) |
| Quality assurance activities | |||
| Not performed | 1182 (79.9) | 1153 | 76.1 (72.6 to 79.2) |
| Performed | 298 (20.1) | 363 | 23.9 (20.8 to 27.4) |
| External supervision | |||
| Absent | 561 (37.9) | 509 | 33.6 (30.2 to 37.2) |
| Present | 919 (62.1) | 1007 | 66.4 (62.8 to 69.8) |
| Review client’s opinion | |||
| Not reviewed | 1394 (94.2) | 1459 | 96.2 (94.7 to 97.3) |
| Reviewed | 86 (5.8) | 58 | 3.8 (2.7 to 5.3) |
| Frequency of health facility meeting | |||
| None | 264 (17.8) | 225 | 14.8 (12.5 to 17.5) |
| Sometimes | 302 (20.4) | 306 | 20.2 (17.4 to 23.3) |
| Monthly | 914 (61.8) | 985 | 65.0 (61.4 to 68.4) |
| Total health workforce* | 41.0 (123.1); 7.0 (3.0, 20.2) | 18.7±73.5; 6.0 (5.0, 9.0) | |
| Services availability | |||
| CRDs | 1470 (99.3) | 1507 | 99.3 (98.3 to 99.7) |
| CVDs | 1381 (93.3) | 1411 | 93.1 (90.9 to 94.7) |
| DM | 1159 (78.3) | 1149 | 75.8 (72.4 to 78.8) |
| MH | 556 (37.6) | 394 | 26.0 (23.0 to 29.2) |
*Mean±SD; median (IQR).
† Local HFs include basic (local level) hospital, PHCCs, HPs and BHSCs
%, percent; CRD, chronic respiratory disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HFs, health facilities; IQR, interquartile range; MH, mental health; n, frequency; NCD, non-communicable disease.