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Table 3 Summary of facility SPARS effectiveness scores (SPARS-ES), MMS supportive supervision (SS) competency scores and MMS experience*

From: Competency in supportive supervision: a study of public sector medicines management supervisors in Uganda

Medicines management supervisors (MMS)

SPARS –ES**

Supportive supervision competency score (%) median

Total # of SPARS visits implemented in 2012*

MMS of facilities with high SPARS-ES

MMS a (C)

4.0

56%

20

MMS b (P)

4.0

0%

6

MMS c (C)

3.7

71%

25

MMS d (C)

2.3

40%

43

MMS e (C)

1.6

77%

11

Median

3.7

57%

20

MMS of facilities with low SPARS-ES

MMS f (P)

1.4

22%

8

MMS g (P)

1.4

37%

24

MMS h (C)

1.1

22%

14

MMS i (P)

0.5

17%

19

MMS j (C)

0.3

55%

22

Median

1.1

24%

19

Median overall

2.0

38%

19

  1. *MMS experience defined as total number of SPARS visits implemented 2012
  2. **average facility improvement in medicines management across visits by the MMS in 2012, on a scale from 0 to 25; C: clinician; P: pharmacy-trained