Inter-rater reliability and validity of good pharmacy practices measures in inspection of public sector health facility pharmacies in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The National Drug Authority (NDA) inspects and certifies private and public sector pharmacies in Uganda using an indicator-based inspection tool that measures adherence to good pharmacy practices (GPP). 67 measures identify the situation in the domains of premises, dispensing quality, stores management, and operating requirements. Although the GPP measures are well-recognized and used internationally, little is known about their validity and reliability. The study aimed to assess validity, which measures agreement of GPP measures between a gold standard inspector and NDA inspector and inter-rater reliability (IRR), which measures agreement among NDA inspectors, of GPP measures.

Methods

We assessed validity and IRR by four teams of inspectors in eight government he

SUBMITTER: Sekayombya B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6341575 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature