Table 7 Response to stock-outs by health facilities across all levels of care
From: Health supply chain system in Uganda: assessment of status and of performance of health facilities
| Â | Facility ownership | Level of care | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Response | Public n = 91 | PNFP n = 37 | HC II n = 24 | HC III n = 35 | HC IV n = 31 | GH n = 23 | RRH n = 15 | NRH n = 5 |
Redistribution from other facilities | 60 (65.9%) | 17 (45.9%) | 9 (37.5%) | 24 (68.6%) | 17 (54.8%) | 16 (69.9%) | 9 (60.0%) | 2 (14.3%) |
Placed an emergency order | 27 (29.7) | 10 (27.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | 10 (28.6%) | 9 (29.0%) | 10 (43.5%) | 6 (40.0%) | 1 (7.1%) |
Bought from a distributor/Pharmacy | 13 (14.3%) | 16 (43.2%) | 3 (12.5%) | 8 (22.9%) | 6 (19.4%) | 9 (39.1%) | 2 (13.3%) | 1 (7.1%) |
Did nothing | 5 (5.5%) | 1 (2.7%) | 1 (4.2%) | 2 (5.7%) | 2 (6.5%) | 1 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Others (donations, substitutions, refer) | 11 (12.1%) | 3 (8.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | 2 (5.7%) | 6 (19.4%) | 2 (8.7%) | 1 (6.7%) | 1 (7.1%) |