Table 3.
Prescribing indicators and health facility types
| Type of health facility owner or operator | SMOH | NHIF | Other | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of GPs | 126 | 43 | 28 | 197 |
| Average number of drugs per prescription | 2.44 | 2.97 | 2.4 | 2.55 |
| Medicines prescribed by generic name (%) | 48.96 | 38.47 | 49.28 | 46.34 |
| Prescriptions containing antibiotics (%) | 57.24 | 45.91 | 56.84 | 54.71 |
| Prescriptions containing injectable formulations (%) | 12.55 | 15.58 | 9.97 | 12.84 |
| Drugs prescribed from GP’s medicines list (%) | 82.97 | 72.65 | 89.27 | 81.19 |
| Average cost of prescription (SDGs) | 36.07 | 59.54 | 31.69 | 40.57 |
| IRDP | 3.46 | 3.08 | 3.75 | 3.39 |
GP general practitioner, IRDP Index of Rational Drug Prescribing, NHIF National Health Insurance Fund, SDG Sudanese pound, SMOH State Ministry of Health