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Table 1 Themes, codes and sub-codes

From: The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania

Main themes

Codes categorization

Inductive-codes

Financial accountability

Revenue tracking and reporting

• Direct health facility financing

• Facility bank accounts

• Cost-sharing funds at facility

Tracking and reporting on funds utilization

• Review of facility documents

• Decision-making process

• HFGC meetings

• Itemization of facility needs

Financial and inventory auditing

• Standardized auditing tools

• Document review at facility

• Healthcare commodity labelling

• Feedback meetings/reports

Performance accountability

Medicines availability

• Quarterly medicines availability assessment

• Facility staff experience

Delivery time of consignment

• Number of days taken to deliver consignment

• Transportation and communication

Procedure accountability

Adherence to standard operating procedures

• Facility quantification

• Delivery of the consignment

• Inspection of the consignment

• Payment to the vendor

• Communications channels

Payment terms of the vendor

• Contractual agreement on payments to the vendor

• Communications channels

• Document reviews

Peer cascade coaching

• Coaches selection process

• Training on integrated logistic supply

• Facility allocation for coaching

• Content and frequency of coaching

Redistribution of medicines

• Role of supportive supervision

• Documentation in the facility