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. 2013 Jul 9;13:266. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-266

Table 6.

Relative differences in estimates compared to reference estimates* (ratio) among 32 medicines: by country and managing authority

Definition
Country
Managing authority
Level
 
 
Public
Non-public
 
Primary
Health center
 
Hospital
 
    n† Mean SE n† Mean SE p-value‡ n† Mean SE n† Mean SE p-value‡ n† Mean SE p-value‡
Current availability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Reported
 
Kenya
32
1.36
0.24
32
1.02
0.01
0.17
32
1.09
0.04
31
1.02
0.01
0.06
32
1.01
0.00
0.04
 
Namibia
30
1.09
0.05
32
1.03
0.01
0.20
30
1.08
0.03
26
1.02
0.01
0.12
32
1.01
0.00
0.03
 
Rwanda
32
1.04
0.01
31
1.02
0.01
0.42
26
1.03
0.01
32
1.05
0.02
0.34
30
1.01
0.01
0.01
 
Tanzania
31
1.08
0.06
32
1.02
0.00
0.26
31
1.07
0.04
30
1.01
0.00
0.09
31
1.03
0.01
0.33
 
Uganda
30
1.04
0.02
31
1.04
0.03
0.96
29
1.02
0.01
30
1.04
0.01
0.21
31
1.05
0.03
0.39
 Observed, at least one unit regardless of validity
 
Kenya
32
1.35
0.24
32
1.02
0.00
0.17
32
1.09
0.04
31
1.00
0.00
0.04
32
1.00
0.00
0.04
 
Namibia
30
1.08
0.05
32
1.02
0.01
0.19
30
1.07
0.03
26
1.02
0.01
0.25
32
1.00
0.00
0.06
 
Rwanda
32
1.00
0.00
31
1.01
0.00
0.26
26
1.01
0.00
32
1.01
0.00
0.60
30
1.00
0.00
0.03
 
Tanzania
31
1.07
0.06
32
1.01
0.00
0.27
31
1.06
0.04
30
1.00
0.00
0.13
31
1.01
0.01
0.22
 
Uganda
30
1.02
0.01
31
1.00
0.00
0.37
29
1.01
0.01
30
1.01
0.01
0.92
31
1.01
0.01
0.84
 Observed, all units valid
 
Kenya
32
0.87
0.05
32
0.89
0.05
0.74
32
0.89
0.05
31
0.91
0.04
0.78
32
0.90
0.04
0.85
 
Namibia
30
0.91
0.05
32
0.92
0.04
0.91
30
0.89
0.05
26
0.86
0.05
0.63
32
0.92
0.04
0.69
 
Rwanda
32
0.87
0.01
31
0.83
0.02
0.19
26
0.86
0.03
32
0.85
0.01
0.70
30
0.88
0.01
0.36
 
Tanzania
31
0.99
0.00
32
0.98
0.00
0.60
31
0.98
0.00
30
0.99
0.01
0.16
31
0.99
0.00
<0.001
 
Uganda
30
0.74
0.03
31
0.87
0.02
<0.001
29
0.81
0.03
30
0.78
0.04
0.55
31
0.82
0.01
0.65
Six-month period availability
 
Kenya
32
0.76
0.03
32
0.90
0.01
0.00
32
0.86
0.01
31
0.89
0.02
0.16
32
0.87
0.01
0.39
 
Namibia
30
0.94
0.02
32
0.97
0.01
0.15
30
0.92
0.03
26
0.93
0.02
0.70
32
0.98
0.00
0.05
 
Rwanda
32
0.85
0.03
31
0.89
0.02
0.29
26
0.86
0.04
32
0.87
0.03
0.88
30
0.91
0.02
0.26
 
Tanzania
31
0.80
0.04
32
0.91
0.01
0.01
31
0.86
0.02
30
0.87
0.02
0.81
31
0.90
0.02
0.17
  Uganda 30 0.70 0.03 31 0.82 0.03 0.01 29 0.81 0.02 30 0.74 0.03 0.09 31 0.78 0.03 0.43

SE: standard error.

*Reference value: percent of facilities with at least one valid unit observed on the day of survey.

† n is less than 32, when reference estimates were zero for one or more medicines among the 32.

‡ P-value for t-test of ratio distributions compared public facilities or primary facilities.