Sterilisation | Republic of Congo hospitals (n=4) | Madagascar hospitals (n=14) | Madagascar health centres (n=3) | Benin hospitals (n=11) | Benin health centres (n=23) |
Number (%) of facilities using a functioning floor model autoclave to sterilise instruments | 2/4 (50) | 2/14 (14) | 0/3 (0) | 7/11 (63) | 0/23 (0) |
Number (%) of all floor model autoclaves found that are functional | 5/10 (50) | 4/20 (20) | N/A | 9/14 (65) | N/A |
Number (%) of facilities using a functioning table top autoclave to sterilise instruments | 3/4 (75) | 0/14 (0) | 0/3 (0) | 4/11 (36) | 5/23 (22) |
Number (%) of functional table top autoclaves | 3/7 (42) | N/A | N/A | 10/12 (83) | 6/6 (100) |
Number (%) of dry heat sterilisers functional | 1/1 (100) | 22/33 (73) | 2/3 (67) | 18/28 (64) | 17/26 (65) |
Number (%) of facilities using pressure cookers to sterilise instruments | 0/4 (0) | 2/14 (14) | 0/3 (0) | 0/11 (0) | 7/23 (30) |
Number (%) of facilities using a dry heat steriliser | 1/4 (25) | 13/14 (93) | 2/3 (67) | 8/11 (72) | 12/23 (52) |
N/A, Not applicable;