Table 2.

Availability of medicine for the last 3 months prior to the date of the survey

District name (n = number of facilities), no stock-out was observed for 90 days (%)	Kondoa (n = 8)	Kongwa (n = 17)	Dodoma city (n = 14)	Bahi (n = 15)	Mpwapwa (n = 19)	Chemba (n = 16)	Total (n = 89)
ALU orala	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	94.7	100.0	96.6
Quinine injection or artesunate injectionb	62.5	70.6	64.3	93.3	89.5	93.7	80.9
Amoxicillin caps or cotrimoxazole tabsa	87.5	70.6	85.7	93.3	57.8	93.1	79.8
Amoxicillin syrup or cotrimoxazole suspension	62.5	29.4	42.9	20.0	31.6	56.3	38.2
Benzyl penicillin 5 MU injectiona	87.5	41.2	35.7	80.0	73.7	93.6	67.4
Ceftriaxone 1 g injection/250 g injectionc	87.5	52.9	64.3	53.3	52.6	93.6	65.2
Mebendazole or albendazole tabsa	87.5	64.7	78.6	86.7	52.6	81.3	73.0
Griseofulvin oral or clotrimoxazole creamc	87.5	17.6	64.3	60.0	73.7	75.0	60.7
Metronidazole tabsa	100.0	76.5	78.6	100.0	63.2	100.0	84.3
ORS sacheta	87.5	64.7	64.3	73.3	57.8	93.7	71.9
Paracetamol 500 mg tabsc	100.0	64.7	71.4	33.3	47.4	100.0	66.3
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (depo) injectiona	100.0	94.1	100.0	93.3	73.7	100.0	92.1
Oxytocin injectiona	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.8
Ferrous salt and folic acidc	50.0	11.8	50.0	26.7	31.6	0.0	25.8
Vaccine, e.g. DTP vaccinea	100.0	100.0	78.6	93.3	89.4	100.0	93.3
Ophthalmologic drops or creama	87.5	58.8	71.4	53.3	84.2	100.0	75.3
Dextrose 5% or DNS or Ringer solutionc	87.5	64.7	64.3	93.3	42.1	100.0	73.0
Adrenaline injectionc	87.5	52.9	57.1	80.0	100.0	93.6	78.6

^aSignificance at 5% level.

^bSignificance at 10% level.

^cSignificance at 1% level.

DNS, Dextrose normal saline; ORS, Oral rehydration salts.