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The Quality of Logistics Management Information System and the Availability of Tracer Drugs at Health Posts in Rural Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study.
| العنوان: | The Quality of Logistics Management Information System and the Availability of Tracer Drugs at Health Posts in Rural Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Denberu BF; Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia., Belina M; Addis Ababa University, Department of Statistics., Demissie M; Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Studies for Africa (CDT-Africa), College of Health Science, Addis Ababa University.; College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Ethiopia., Abera N; Hawassa University, School of Public Health., Medhin G; MERQ Consultancy PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.; Addis Ababa University, Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology., Teklu AM; MERQ Consultancy PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Kelemu M; International Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia (IIfPHC-E)., Alemayehu YK; MERQ Consultancy PLC, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.; Department of Health Policy and Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.; Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA. |
| المصدر: | Ethiopian journal of health sciences [Ethiop J Health Sci] 2023 Apr; Vol. 33 (Spec Iss 1), pp. 25-36. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Research and Publications Office of Jimma University Country of Publication: Ethiopia NLM ID: 101224773 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2413-7170 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10291857 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ethiop J Health Sci Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Jimma, Ethiopia : Research and Publications Office of Jimma University |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Management Information Systems*, Humans ; Female ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Ethiopia ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Qualitative Research |
| مستخلص: | Background: Proper implementation of the logistics management information system (LMIS) would facilitate access to essential pharmaceutical products. It also prevents wastage at health posts. The aim of this study was to assess the implementation of the LMIS and the availability of tracer drugs at health posts in rural Ethiopia. Methods: We employed a cross-sectional descriptive design with a mixed-method approach. The data used for this paper was collected from March to May 2019 as part of the National HEP assessment. The study involved 343 health posts randomly selected from nine regions of Ethiopia. Women's Development Army members and household heads participated in the qualitative study (i.e. in FGD and KII). The quantitative data were exported from Open Data Kit (ODK) to Stata 15.1 for statistical analysis, and the qualitative data were entered into NVivo 12 and analyzed using thematic content analysis. Results: Of the health posts, 59.4% had a space for storing drugs; less than half (41.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI) [36%, 48%]) had a functioning refrigerator. The mean percentage of the availability of selected tracer drugs at health posts was 59.6%, with a 95% CI (58.9%, 60.3%). Bin cards were available at 43% (95% CI [40%, 46%]) of health posts, and among these, only 27.5% of the health posts adequately used the bin cards. Conclusion: The absence and poor use of LMIS tools was observed at health posts. Proper implementation of the LMIS has the potential to improve the availability of essential drugs that, in turn, improve health post level delivery of health services. (© 2023 Bisrat Fantaye Denberu, et al.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Ethiopia; availability; health posts; logistics management information system; pharmaceuticals; primary health care; tracer drugs |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Pharmaceutical Preparations) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240216 Date Completed: 20240219 Latest Revision: 20240219 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240219 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10866295 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/ejhs.v33i1.4S |
| PMID: | 38362470 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2413-7170 |
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| DOI: | 10.4314/ejhs.v33i1.4S |