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Pharmaceutical availability across levels of care: evidence from facility surveys in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In this study we use facility-level data from nationally representative surveys conducted in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda to understand pharmaceutical availability within the three countries.

Methods

In 2012, we conducted a survey to capture information on pharmaceuticals and other facility indicators from over 200 facilities in each country. We analyze data on the availability of pharmaceuticals and quantify its association with various facility-level indicators. We analyze both availability of essential medicines, as defined by the various essential medicine lists (EMLs) of each respective country, and availability of all surveyed pharmaceuticals deemed important for treatment of various high-burden diseases, including those on the EMLs.

Results

We find that there is heterogeneity with respect to availability across the three countries with Ghana generally having better availability than Uganda and Kenya. To analyze the relationship between facility-level factors and pharmaceutical stock-out we use a binomial regression model. We find that the factors associated with stock-out vary by country, but across all countries both presence of a laboratory at the facility and presence of a vehicle at the facility are significantly associated with reduced stock-out.

Conclusion

The results of this study highlight the poor availability of essential medicines across these three countries and suggest more needs to be done to strengthen the supply system so that stock remains uninterrupted.

SUBMITTER: Masters SH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4263677 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pharmaceutical availability across levels of care: evidence from facility surveys in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda.

Masters Samuel H SH Burstein Roy R DeCenso Brendan B Moore Kelsey K Haakenstad Annie A Ikilezi Gloria G Achan Jane J Osei Ivy I Garshong Bertha B Kisia Caroline C Njuguna Pamela P Babigumira Joseph J Kumar Santosh S Hanlon Michael M Gakidou Emmanuela E

PloS one 20141211 12

<h4>Objective</h4>In this study we use facility-level data from nationally representative surveys conducted in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda to understand pharmaceutical availability within the three countries.<h4>Methods</h4>In 2012, we conducted a survey to capture information on pharmaceuticals and other facility indicators from over 200 facilities in each country. We analyze data on the availability of pharmaceuticals and quantify its association with various facility-level indicators. We analyze ...[more]

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