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Table 5 Adjusted a mean change in overall SPARS and domain scores by level of care and visit number during the first year of supervision

From: Article 2: Longitudinal study assessing the one-year effects of supervision performance assessment and recognition strategy (SPARS) to improve medicines management in Uganda health facilities

HC2

HC3

HC4/hospital

All facilities

Observations

Adj. Diff. (95%CI)

Observations

Adj. Diff. (95%CI)

Observations

Adj. Diff. (95%CI)

Observations

Adj. Diff. (95%CI)

Total SPARS score

 All

1639

2.2 (2.14 - 2.27)

980

2.1 (2.04 - 2.19)

292

2.0 (1.87 - 2.11)

2911

2.2 (2.11 - 2.20)

  2

679

3.2 (3.07 - 3.26)

416

2.8 (2.68 - 2.87)

125

2.5 (2.34 - 2.66)

1220

3.0 (2.90 - 3.02)

  3

496

2.1 (1.97 - 2.19)

301

2.1 (1.87 - 2.25)

96

2.1 (1.85 - 2.42)

893

2.1 (2.01 - 2.15)

  4

323

0.8 (0.72 - 0.95)

186

1.0 (0.75 - 1.16)

53

1.1 (0.91 - 1.28)

562

0.9 (0.82 - 0.97)

  5

141

1.2 (1.03 - 1.33)

77

1.6 (1.31 - 1.93)

18

0.3 (-0.01 - 0.68)

236

1.3 (1.15 - 1.36)

Stock management

 All

1635

0.3 (0.31 - 0.36)

980

0.4 (0.34 - 0.40)

292

0.4 (0.29 - 0.42)

2907

0.4 (0.32 - 0.38)

  2

679

0.4 (0.37 - 0.45)

416

0.5 (0.40 - 0.53)

125

0.4 (0.24 - 0.50)

1220

0.4 (0.38 - 0.47)

  3

494

0.4 (0.36 - 0.43)

301

0.4 (0.31 - 0.42)

96

0.5 (0.40 - 0.56)

891

0.4 (0.37 - 0.42)

  4

321

0.1 (0.10 - 0.18)

186

0.3 (0.20 - 0.32)

53

0.2 (0.04 - 0.35)

560

0.2 (0.16 - 0.21)

  5

141

0.2 (0.15 - 0.34)

77

0.2 (0.04 - 0.35)

18

0.1 (-0.22 - 0.42)

236

0.2 (0.15 - 0.28)

Storage management

 All

1639

0.4 (0.34 - 0.38)

980

0.4 (0.33 - 0.39)

292

0.3 (0.23 - 0.30)

2911

0.3 (0.34 - 0.36)

  2

679

0.6 (0.51 - 0.59)

416

0.5 (0.45 - 0.61)

125

0.4 (0.29 - 0.53)

1220

0.5 (0.50 - 0.57)

  3

496

0.4 (0.29 - 0.43)

301

0.3 (0.21 - 0.34)

96

0.2 (0.05 - 0.29)

893

0.3 (0.28 - 0.34)

  4

323

0.1 (0.03 - 0.11)

186

0.1 (0.06 - 0.23)

53

0.2 (0.12 - 0.35)

562

0.1 (0.08 - 0.14)

  5

141

0.1 (-0.03 - 0.23)

77

0.2 (0.13 - 0.33)

18

-0.1 (-0.27 - 0.06)

236

0.1 (0.05 - 0.20)

Order reporting

 All

1639

0.4 (0.34 - 0.39)

980

0.3 (0.29 - 0.35)

292

0.5 (0.46 - 0.58)

2911

0.4 (0.35 - 0.38)

  2

679

0.5 (0.42 - 0.52)

416

0.3 (0.29 - 0.41)

125

0.7 (0.62 - 0.83)

1220

0.5 (0.42 - 0.48)

  3

496

0.4 (0.30 - 0.40)

301

0.4 (0.32 - 0.45)

96

0.5 (0.32 - 0.60)

893

0.4 (0.33 - 0.42)

  4

323

0.2 (0.12 - 0.25)

186

0.1 (0.01 - 0.22)

53

0.2 (0.05 - 0.38)

562

0.2 (0.11 - 0.22)

  5

141

0.3 (0.24 - 0.40)

77

0.5 (0.39 - 0.58)

18

0.3 (-0.02 - 0.58)

236

0.4 (0.30 - 0.44)

Prescribing quality

 All

1639

0.6 (0.59 - 0.62)

980

0.6 (0.52 - 0.60)

292

0.4 (0.38 - 0.45)

2911

0.6 (0.56 - 0.58)

  2

679

0.8 (0.76 - 0.80)

416

0.7 (0.65 - 0.81)

125

0.5 (0.41 - 0.54)

1220

0.7 (0.70 - 0.75)

  3

496

0.6 (0.60 - 0.66)

301

0.5 (0.49 - 0.57)

96

0.5 (0.44 - 0.58)

893

0.6 (0.56 - 0.60)

  4

323

0.3 (0.26 - 0.33)

186

0.3 (0.24 - 0.37)

53

0.2 (0.12 - 0.35)

562

0.3 (0.27 - 0.32)

  5

141

0.4 (0.33 - 0.43)

77

0.4 (0.35 - 0.51)

18

0.1 (-0.19 - 0.30)

236

0.4 (0.32 - 0.42)

Dispensing quality

 All

1639

0.5 (0.52 - 0.56)

980

0.5 (0.48 - 0.52)

292

0.4 (0.40 - 0.46)

2911

0.5 (0.51 - 0.53)

  2

679

1.0 (0.95 - 0.98)

416

0.7 (0.68 - 0.73)

125

0.5 (0.48 - 0.56)

1220

0.8 (0.82 - 0.84)

  3

496

0.3 (0.33 - 0.36)

301

0.5 (0.48 - 0.54)

96

0.5 (0.47 - 0.55)

893

0.4 (0.40 - 0.43)

  4

323

0.1 (0.12 - 0.16)

186

0.1 (0.09 - 0.16)

53

0.2 (0.16 - 0.28)

562

0.1 (0.13 - 0.16)

  5

141

0.1 (0.11 - 0.17)

77

0.3 (0.23 - 0.33)

18

0.0 (-0.08 - 0.1)

236

0.2 (0.15 - 0.20)

  1. aModels adjusted for baseline SPARS scores and the significant predictors in the individual multivariate analyses, which are listed for each model in Table 6 and Appendix 1