Table 1 Characteristics of health facilities supported to improve supply chain management in Uganda by improvement rank
Assessed | Unranked | Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 198 | 18 | 6 | 109 | 83 |
Region (n = 198) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Central | 94 (47.5) | 8 (44.4) | 5 (83.3) | 54 (49.5) | 35 (42.2) |
Eastern | 26 (13.1) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 19 (17.4) | 6 (7.2) |
Northern | 29 (14.6) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 22 (20.2) | 7 (8.4) |
South Western | 23 (11.6) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) | 20 (24.1) |
Western | 26 (13.1) | 4 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 11 (10.1) | 15 (18.1) |
Distribution sector (n = 198) | |||||
Sector 1 | 42 (21.2) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (16.7) | 35 (32.1) | 6 (7.2) |
Sector 2 | 16 (8.1) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 9 (8.3) | 7 (8.4) |
Sector 3 | 32 (16.2) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 21 (19.3) | 10 (12.0) |
Sector 4 | 73 (36.9) | 10 (55.6) | 2 (33.3) | 24 (22) | 47 (56.6) |
Sector 5 | 35 (17.7) | 2 (11.1) | 2 (33.3) | 20 (18.3) | 13 (15.7) |
HF level (n = 198) | |||||
HC II | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
HC III | 120 (60.6) | 16 (88.9) | 3 (50) | 74 (67.9) | 43 (51.8) |
HC IV | 11 (5.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.7) | 7 (8.4) |
Hospital | 35 (17.7) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 16 (14.7) | 19 (22.9) |
Special clinic | 31 (15.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 15 (13.8) | 14 (16.9) |
Patient load (n = 194) | |||||
Low volume (< 100) | 55 (27.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 42 (38.5) | 13 (15.7) |
Medium volume (100–999) | 87 (43.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 43 (39.4) | 43 (51.8) |
High volume (≥ 1000) | 52 (26.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 24 (22) | 27 (32.5) |
Missing | 4 (2.0) | 18 (100) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Support supervision visits (n = 198) | |||||
≤ 5 | 38 (19.2) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 25 (22.9) | 7 (8.4) |
6–10 | 113 (57.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 69 (63.3) | 44 (53) |
> 10 | 47 (23.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (13.8) | 32 (38.6) |
Missing (no visits) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Status (n = 198) | |||||
Active | 194 (98.0) | 11 (61.1) | 6 (100) | 108 (99.1) | 80 (96.4) |
Closed | 0 (0) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Not active | 4 (2.0) | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (3.6) |
HF category (n = 216) | |||||
Ranked | 194 (98.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 109 (100) | 83 (100) |
Ranked scores missing | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Not ranked (closed) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Not ranked (not assessed) | 0 (0) | 17 (94.4) | |||
Start year (n = 198) | |||||
2013 | 152 (76.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 84 (77.1) | 68 (81.9) |
2014 | 36 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 21 (19.3) | 13 (15.7) |
2015 | 7 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (2.4) |
2016 | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Missing | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Preliminary assessment score (n = 194)§ | |||||
< 50 | 13 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 8 (7.3) | 3 (3.6) |
50–69 | 44 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 26 (23.8) | 18 (21.7) |
70–89 | 106 (53.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 62 (56.9) | 41 (49.4) |
≥ 90 | 31 (15.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 10 (9.2) | 20 (24.1) |
Missing | 4 (2.0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (1.2) |