Availability and utilization of the WHO recommended priority lifesaving medicines for under five-year old children in public health facilities in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Table 2 Availability and utilization of life saving priority by health workers to treat children under five

Illness	WHO recommended medicine and dosage form	Dosage form included in EMHSLU (1 = Yes 2 = No) (classification as vital/non-vital for the level)	Availability [N = 32 (%)]			Utilization by health workers (N = 81) %
Illness	WHO recommended medicine and dosage form		HC II (N = 17)	HC III (N = 10)	HC IV (N = 5)
Pneumonia	Amoxicillin Dispersible, scored tablets 250 mg; 500 mg	2 (non-vital for all HC levels)	60 (30)	0 (00)	02 (40)	46 (57)
	Ampicillin Powder for injection 500 mg; 1 g	1 (non-vital for HC II, vital for HC III & IV)	00 (00)	04 (40)	02 (40)	20 (24)
	Ceftriaxone Powder for injection 500 mg; 1 g	1 (non-vital for HC II & III, vital for HC IV)	00 (00)	00 (0)	03 (60)	4 (5)
	Gentamycin Injection 40 mg/ml; 20 mg/ml	1 (non-vital for HC II, vital for HC III & IV)	04 (20)	06 (60)	02 (40)	30 (37)
Diarrhoea	Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS): Sachets of 200 ml; 500 ml; 1000mls	1 (vital for all HC levels)	20(100)	10 (100)	03 (60)	15 (19)
Diarrhoea	Zinc sulphate 20 mg: Dispersible tablet	1 (vital for all HC levels)	16 (94)	10 (100)	03 (60)	20 (25)
Malaria	Artemesinin combination therapy (ACT): Dispersible tablets	2 (non-vital for all HC levels)	00 (0)	00 (00)	00 (00)	0 (00)
	Artesunate Injection 50–200 mg	1 (vital for all HC levels)	01 (10)	01 (14.3)	01 (20)	0 (00)
	Artesunate Rectal 50–200 mg	1 (vital for all HC levels)	0 (00)	0 (00)	0 (00)	0 (00)
Neonatal sepsis	Procaine benzyl penicillin; injection 1 g	1 (non-vital for HC II, vital for HC III & IV)	14 (82)	06 (86)	05 (100)	70 (86)