Table 4.
Distribution of Patient care indicators of drug use at eight selected health centers in Fafen Zone Eastern Ethiopia, December 2014. (708 encounters)
| Indicators | Name of health centers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kebrebeyah local | Bombas | Kebrebeyah refugee | Awberae local | Lefeisae | Ayerdega | Jigjiga | Awberae refuge | Total | WHO Standards | P-Value | |
| Average consultation time in minute (Range) | 6.89 (2–10) | 7.97 (3–15) | 1.79 (1–4) | 2.19 (1–3) | 11.43 (5–19) | 6.62 (3–10) | 4.92 (2–9) | 3.0 (1–8) | 5.11 (1–19) | 10 | <0.001* |
| Average dispensing time in minute (Range) | 2.0 (0.33–6) | 3.7 (1–8) | 0.46 (0.16–1) | 1.7 (0.83–3) | 5.0 (2–9) | 2.2 (1–5) | 5.0 (2–9) | 1.6 (0.16–8) | 2.6 (0.16–9) | >3 | <0.001* |
| % of drugs actually dispensed | 87.45 | 88.44 | 98.46 | 92.91 | 81.13 | 70.99 | 81.81 | 91.15 | 86.22 | 100 % | <0.001* |
| Average no of drugs dispensed per prescription (Range) | 2.44 (0–4) | 2.59 (1–5) | 1.93 (1–4) | 2.23 (1–4) | 2.19 (1–3) | 1.86 (0–4) | 1.89 (1–4) | 1.88 (1–4) | 2.11 (0–5) | ||
| % of drugs adequately labeled | 70.77 | 65.22 | 45.96 | 60.66 | 85.53 | 55.45 | 75.87 | 51.55 | 60.56 | 100 % | <0.001* |
| Average number of drugs adequately labeled per prescription (Range) | 2.41 (0–4) | 2.60 (1–5) | 1.96 (1–4) | 2.23 (1–4) | 2.2 (1–3) | 1.87 (0–4) | 1.92 (1–4) | 1.90 (1–4) | 2.11 (0–5) | ||
| Patient Knowledge | 82.5 | 36.8 | 84.0 | 72.0 | 74.1 | 85.0 | 43.0 | 73.3 | 69.8 | 100 % | <0.001** |
*Result of one way ANOVA, **Pearsons Chi-square result