Table 1 Explanatory variables representing need and demand, supply and health system organization factors
Group of factors | Variables | Description | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|
Need and demand | POPTOT | Total projected district population,2012 | Uganda National Bureau of Statistics |
PERCFEM | Percentage of Female district population, 2012 | Uganda National Bureau of Statistics | |
RURALPOV | Percentage of rural population below poverty line, 2005 | National Household Survey, 2005 | |
DPT3COVER | Percentage of children fully immunized against Diphtheria, Pertusis & Tuberculosis (Indicator of Immunisation coverage) | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 | |
OPDCAPITA | Outpatient attendance per capita | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 | |
HDI | Human Development Index; | Uganda Human Development Report, 2007 | |
HPI | Human Poverty Index; | Uganda Human Development Report, 2007 | |
ACCESSWATER | Percentage of district population with access to Safe drinking Water | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 | |
LATCOVERAGE | Latrine Coverage in Households:% of households with latrine | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 | |
URBANISATION | Urbanization level; Percentage of district considered to be urban | National Census; 2002 | |
LABOURABSRATE | Labour Absorption Rate | National Census; 2002 | |
LITRATETotal | Total Literacy Rate in the district | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 | |
LITRATEFemale | Female Literacy Rate | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 | |
LITRATEMale | Male Literacy Rate | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 | |
Supply | RRHAVAIL | Availability of Regional Referral hospital in the district: Yes = 1No = 0 | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 |
DISTAGE | Whether it’s a newly created district or not. = 1 if Yes; =0 if Not | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 | |
DISTACCESS | Whether the district is characterized by MOH as hard to reach or not. =1 if Yes; =0 if Not | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 | |
HFGOVTOT | Total Number of Government Health facilities in the district (excluding hospitals) | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 | |
HOSPTOT | Total Number of Hospitals, both government and private, in the district | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 | |
HFNGO | Total Number of Non Government Organisation (NGO) health facilities in the district | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 | |
Health system organisation | PERCHCII | Percentage of government health facilities that are HC II | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 |
PERCHCIII | Percentage of government health facilities that are HC III | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 | |
PERCHCIV | Percentage of government health facilities that are HC IV | MOH Facility Inventory Report, 2012 | |
STAFFSTRENGTH | Percentage of approved staff posts filled | MOH Annual Performance Report, 2011/2012 | |
TA | Availability of donor funded Technical Assistance to health facilities in the district for Pharmaceutical Management:1 if Yes; =0 if Not | Securing Ugandan’s Right to Essential Medicines (SURE) Project Report | |
ACCESS | Percentage of the district population that live within 5 km to a health facility | State of the Uganda Population Report;2008 |