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Table 2 Baseline performance scores, overall and in 5 medicines management domains, by public sector facility characteristics, Uganda, 2010–2013

From: Article 1: Supervision, Performance Assessment, and Recognition Strategy (SPARS) - a multipronged intervention strategy for strengthening medicines management in Uganda: method presentation and facility performance at baseline

Characteristics

Facilities %

Overall

Dispensing quality

Prescribing quality

Stock management

Storage management

Ordering and reporting

Median (IQR); Meana

Chi-square testb

Median (IQR); Mean

Chi-square test

Median (IQR); Mean

Chi-square test

Median (IQR); Mean

Chi-square test

Median (IQR); Mean

Chi-square test

Median (IQR); Mean

Chi-square test

Region

 Western

40

10.5 (9.0–11.9); 10.6

<0.001

2.0 (1.6–2.5); 2.1

<0.001

1.1 (0.6–1.7); 1.3

<0.001

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

<0.001

3.0 (2.4–3.6); 2.9

<0.001

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.0

0.369

 Eastern

28

9.6 (7.8–11.2); 9.6

 

2.1 (1.6–2.7); 2.2

 

0.5 (0.4–1.1); 0.8

 

2.3 (1.8–2.7); 2.3

 

2.5 (1.8–3.1); 2.5

 

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 1.9

 

 Central

20

10.6 (9.2–11.8); 10.6

 

2.3 (1.8–2.7); 2.3

 

0.5 (0.3–1.0); 0.7

 

2.5 (2.2–3.0); 2.5

 

3.0 (2.6–3.5); 3.0

 

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.1

 

 Northern

13

10.7 (9.2–12.4); 10.8

 

2.2 (1.8–2.9); 2.3

 

1.0 (0.6–1.4); 1.1

 

2.3 (1.9–2.8); 2.3

 

3.0 (2.5–3.4); 3.0

 

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.0

 

Ownership

 Govt

85

10.2 (8.7–11.7); 10.3

0.084

2.1 (1.6–2.5); 2.1

<0.001

0.9 (0.4–1.4); 1.0

0.839

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

0.536

2.8 (2.2–3.4); 2.8

<0.001

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.0

<0.001

 PNFP

15

10.6 (8.9–12.3); 10.7

 

2.7 (2.0–3.1); 2.6

 

0.8 (0.4–1.4); 1.0

 

2.3 (1.8–2.8); 2.2

 

3.3 (2.7–3.8); 3.2

 

1.7 (1.3–2.5); 1.7

 

Level of Care

 HC2

58

10.2 (8.6–11.7); 10.3

<0.001

2.1 (1.7–2.7); 2.2

0.004

0.9 (0.4–1.6); 1.1

0.124

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

0.135

2.8 (2.1–3.3); 2.7

<0.001

2.2 (1.2–2.5); 1.9

0.272

 HC3

32

10.1 (8.7–11.5); 10.2

 

2.1 (1.6–2.5); 2.1

 

0.7 (0.4–1.2); 0.9

 

2.3 (1.8–2.8); 2.3

 

2.9 (2.3–3.5); 2.9

 

2.2 (1.2–2.5); 2.0

 

 HC4

7

11.0 (9.7–12.4); 11.0

 

2.0 (1.5–2.8); 2.1

 

0.7 (0.4–1.1); 0.9

 

2.5 (2.2–3.0); 2.5

 

3.3 (2.7–3.7); 3.3

 

2.3 (1.5–3.0); 2.2

 

 Hospital

3

11.6 (11.0–13.1); 11.9

 

2.7 (2.1–3.3); 2.8

 

0.7 (0.4–1.1); 0.9

 

2.5 (1.8–3.0); 2.5

 

3.7 (3.1–4.2); 3.6

 

2.5 (1.3–2.8); 2.2

 

Baseline Assessment Year

 2010/11

60

10.1 (8.6–11.5); 10.1

0.002

2.1 (1.6–2.7); 2.1

0.860

0.7 (0.4–1.1); 0.8

<0.001

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

0.699

2.8 (2.2–3.4); 2.8

0.553

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.0

0.019

 2012

32

10.4 (8.8–12.0); 10.6

 

2.1 (1.7–2.7); 2.2

 

1.0 (0.6–1.7); 1.2

 

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

 

3.0 (2.3–3.5); 2.9

 

1.8 (1.3–2.5); 1.9

 

 2013

8

11.0 (9.9–13.4); 11.5

 

2.1 (1.7–2.9); 2.3

 

1.7 (1.2–2.4); 1.8

 

2.3 (1.8–2.8); 2.3

 

2.9 (2.2–3.6); 2.9

 

2.5 (1.3–2.5); 2.2

 

Estimated District Capacity

 High

61

10.4 (8.9–11.9); 10.6

0.009

2.1 (1.7–2.7); 2.2

0.089

0.9 (0.5–1.4); 0.8

<0.001

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

0.474

2.9 (2.3–3.5); 2.9

0.014

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.1

0.010

 Medium

61

9.6 (7.7–11.4); 9.7

 

2.1 (1.5–2.7); 2.2

 

0.5 (0.3–1.1); 1.1

 

2.3 (1.8–2.8); 2.3

 

2.7 (2.0–3.3); 2.7

 

2.0 (1.3–2.5); 1.8

 

 Low

23

10.4 (8.8–11.4); 10.2

 

2.0 (1.6–2.5); 2.1

 

0.9 (0.4–1.5); 1.1

 

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.3

 

3.0 (2.3–3.5); 2.9

 

1.8 (1.3–2.5); 1.9

 

 Total

100

10.3 (8.7–11.7); 10.4

 

2.1 (1.7–2.7); 2.2

 

0.9 (0.4–1.4); 1.0

 

2.3 (2.0–2.8); 2.4

 

2.9 (2.3–3.4); 2.8

 

2.2 (1.3–2.5); 2.0

 
  1. The maximum overall score is 25; the maximum score on each domain is 5
  2. IQR interquartile ranges, PNFP Private not-for-profit facilities, Govt Government facilities
  3. amedians and means are presented to allow for easy assessment of distributions; analyses are only conducted on medians
  4. btesting equality of medians