Assessment of availability, readiness, and challenges for scaling-up hypertension management services at primary healthcare facilities, Central Highland region, Vietnam, 2020

Table 1 Availability staff employed at CHSs in the Central Highland region, Vietnam, 2020

Staffing category	n^a	Mean^b	% of total CHSs^c (n = 579)
Non-physician clinicians/paramedical professionals	500	1.36 (0.87)	86.4
Generalist (non-specialist) medical doctors	434	0.82 (0.53)	75.0
Nursing professionals	168	0.49 (0.87)	29.0
Midwifery professionals	164	0.36 (0.63)	28.3
Pharmacists	119	0.22 (0.44)	20.6
Specialist medical doctors	40	0.08 (0.3)	6.9
Technician	27	0.05 (0.22)	4.7

CHSs Commune health stations
^aNumber of CHSs was calculated by the total number of CHSs having at least one staff
^bMean was calculated by the total number of staff divided by the total number of CHSs (579)
^cPercentage was calculated by the number of CHSs having at least one staff divided by the total number of CHSs (579)

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