Availability of ENT Surgical Procedures and Medication in Low-Income Nation Hospitals: Cause for Concern in Zambia

Table 1

Absolute counts and percentages of the surveyed hospitals offering the different ear procedures according to levels of hospital care (first, second, and third levels).

Procedure	First-Level Hospital (FLH) ()	Second-Level Hospital (SLH) ()	Third-Level Hospital (TLH) ()	Unclassified ()	Total ()
Foreign body extraction	34 (97.1%)	17 (100%)	5 (100%)	4 (100%)	60 (98.4%)
Myringotomy and grommet insertion	2 (5.7%)	1 (5.9%)	2 (40%)	1 (25%)	6 (9.8%)
Tympanoplasty	2 (5.7%)	1 (5.9%)	2 (40%)	0	5 (8.2%)
Mastoidectomy	1 (2.9%)	3 (17.6%)	2 (40%)	0	6 (9.8%)
Fitting of hearing aids	1 (2.9%)	1 (95.9%)	2 (40%)	0	4 (6.6%)