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Table 2 Observational checklist measures

From: An implementation research programme to support an intravenous iron intervention for pregnant women with moderate and severe anaemia in Malawi: study protocol

 

Measures

Infrastructure including diagnostic capacity

Condition of facilities

• Dedicated waiting room

• Private consultation room

• Available hygienic space to deliver IV iron

Access to pathology laboratories

• On-site

• Off-site

Services including equipment

Staff training

• Identification

• Screening

• Diagnosis/tests

• Treatment

• Education and counselling

• Audit and monitoring

Staffing

Staffing for screening, administration, and safety monitoring

• Roles and responsibilities of healthcare workers

Quality of record-keeping

• Medical record system

• Data collection

• Audit and monitoring

• Women’s health passport

Medicines and commodities

Supply chain and availability of consumables

• Forecasting

• Procurement

• Distribution

• Storage

• Disposal