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Access to essential psychotropic medicines in Addis Ababa: A cross-sectional study.

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العنوان: Access to essential psychotropic medicines in Addis Ababa: A cross-sectional study.
المؤلفون: Teshager M; Department of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Araya M; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Fenta TG; Department of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
المصدر: PloS one [PLoS One] 2023 Jul 14; Vol. 18 (7), pp. e0283348. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 14 (Print Publication: 2023).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Drugs, Essential*, Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Ethiopia ; Public Sector ; Health Care Costs ; Drugs, Generic
مستخلص: Background: Mental disorders are becoming a growing public health problem worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Regular and adequate supplies of appropriate, safe, and affordable medications are required to provide quality mental health services. However, significant proportions of the population with severe mental disorders are not getting access to treatment. Among others, the availability and affordability of psychotropic medicines are significant barriers for many patients in meeting their medication needs. This study aimed to assess the availability, prices, and affordability of essential psychotropic medicines in the private and public health sectors of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used in 60 retail medicine outlets from the public and private sectors. Stratified random and quota sampling were applied to select the retail outlets. Data was entered and analyzed using the preprogrammed WHO/HAI workbook and SPSS V.25.
Results: The mean availability of Lower Priced Generic (LPG) psychotropic medicines was 24.33% in Addis Ababa (28.7% in the public sector and 19.80% in the private sector). The Patient prices for the LPG ranged from 0.52-6.43 MPRs in public and 1.08-24.28 MPRs in private sectors. Standard treatment costs varied from 0.1-7.8 days' wages in public and 0.8-25 days' wages in private sectors for the lowest-paid government worker to purchase a month's supply.
Conclusions: Essential psychotropic medicines were poorly available, with high prices and low affordability in Addis Ababa. An efficient supply across all levels of care and financial protection for essential medicines should be in place to ensure access.
Competing Interests: The authors declared that no competing interests exists.
(Copyright: © 2023 Teshager et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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المشرفين على المادة: 0 (Drugs, Essential)
0 (Drugs, Generic)
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230714 Date Completed: 20230717 Latest Revision: 20231124
رمز التحديث: 20240514
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC10348529
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283348
PMID: 37450550
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0283348