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. 2018 Feb 8;13(2):e0192332. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192332

Table 3. Stratified distribution of study variables and their association with availability of NCD medicines.

Variable N (%) Essential medicines availability, n (%) p*
None present 1–3 present 4 or more present
Lower primary facilities (n = 94)
Region 0.02
 West 14 (14.9) 12 (85.7) 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3)
 North 28 (29.8) 15 (53.6) 11 (39.3) 2 (7.1)
 East 32 (34.0) 27 (84.4) 3 (9.4) 2 (6.3)
 South 20 (21.3) 11 (55.0) 7 (35.0) 2 (10.0)
Managing authority <0.01
 Public 61 (64.9) 54 (88.5) 6 (9.8) 1 (1.6)
 Private non-profit 14 (14.9) 5 (35.7) 6 (42.9) 3 (21.4)
 Private for-profit 19 (20.2) 6 (31.6) 9 (47.4) 4 (21.1)
HCT^ available 53 (56.4) 33 (62.3) 12 (22.6) 8 (15.1) 0.03
HIV care available 33 (35.1) 24 (72.7) 6 (18.2) 3 (9.1) 0.78
Primary and extended facilities (n = 102)
Region 0.04
 West 9 (8.8) 0 (0.0) 5 (55.6) 4 (44.4)
 North 35 (34.3) 2 (5.7) 18 (51.4) 15 (42.9)
 East 32 (31.4) 5 (15.6) 18 (56.3) 9 (28.1)
 South 26 (25.5) 1 (3.9) 14 (53.9) 11 (42.3)
Managing authority <0.01
 Public 64 (62.8) 6 (9.4) 41 (64.1) 17 (26.6)
 Private non-profit 29 (28.4) 1 (3.5) 10 (34.5) 18 (62.1)
 Private for-profit 9 (8.8) 1 (11.1) 4 (44.4) 4 (44.4)
HCT^ available 99 (97.1) 8 (8.1) 53 (53.5) 38 (38.4) 0.84
HIV care available 80 (78.4) 6 (7.5) 42 (52.5) 32 (40.0)

Note: Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Frequencies and percentages reflect unweighted data.

* P-value for χ2 test.

^HCT = HIV Counseling and Testing