Table 3.
Medicines management supervisor and district health officer characteristics
| Characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| MMS study total | 148 | 100 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 124 | 84 |
| Female | 24 | 16 |
| Level | ||
| District MMS | 53 | 36 |
| Sub district MMS | 95 | 64 |
| Regions | ||
| Central | 31 | 21.0 |
| Western | 56 | 37.8 |
| Eastern | 41 | 27.7 |
| Northern | 20 | 13.5 |
| Facilities supervised | ||
| 1-10 | 81 | 54.7 |
| 11-15 | 47 | 31.7 |
| 16+ | 20 | 13.6 |
| Professional training | ||
| Clinical officer | 87 | 59 |
| Pharmacist/dispenser | 15 | 10 |
| Nurse | 36 | 24 |
| Supplies officer | 10 | 7 |
| MMS completing 2013 survey | 111 | 75 |
| Age group | ||
| 26-35 | 37 | 34 |
| 36-45 | 46 | 42 |
| 46+ | 26 | 24 |
| Highest level of education | ||
| Secondary/diploma/other | 92 | 83 |
| Bachelors/Master’s degree | 19 | 17 |
| Number of years of work experience | ||
| 0-9 | 45 | 40 |
| 10+ | 66 | 60 |
| Frequency of meetings with DHO | ||
| Monthly/weekly | 60 | 54 |
| Quarterly/semi-annually | 24 | 22 |
| Irregularly/other | 27 | 24 |
| Received feedback from DHO about MMS report | ||
| No | 16 | 15 |
| Yes | 92 | 85 |
| Sufficient time during visits to provide adequate supportive supervision | ||
| No | 38 | 35 |
| Yes | 71 | 65 |
| Health workers respond well to supervision | ||
| Some of them | 40 | 37 |
| Most/all of them | 68 | 63 |