Table 1.
Characteristics of health facilities supported to improve supply chain management in Uganda by improvement rank
| Assessed | Unranked | Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 198 | 18 | 6 | 109 | 83 |
| Region (n = 198) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Central | 94 (47.5) | 8 (44.4) | 5 (83.3) | 54 (49.5) | 35 (42.2) |
| Eastern | 26 (13.1) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 19 (17.4) | 6 (7.2) |
| Northern | 29 (14.6) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 22 (20.2) | 7 (8.4) |
| South Western | 23 (11.6) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) | 20 (24.1) |
| Western | 26 (13.1) | 4 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 11 (10.1) | 15 (18.1) |
| Distribution sector (n = 198) | |||||
| Sector 1 | 42 (21.2) | 2 (11.1) | 1 (16.7) | 35 (32.1) | 6 (7.2) |
| Sector 2 | 16 (8.1) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 9 (8.3) | 7 (8.4) |
| Sector 3 | 32 (16.2) | 3 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 21 (19.3) | 10 (12.0) |
| Sector 4 | 73 (36.9) | 10 (55.6) | 2 (33.3) | 24 (22) | 47 (56.6) |
| Sector 5 | 35 (17.7) | 2 (11.1) | 2 (33.3) | 20 (18.3) | 13 (15.7) |
| HF level (n = 198) | |||||
| HC II | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| HC III | 120 (60.6) | 16 (88.9) | 3 (50) | 74 (67.9) | 43 (51.8) |
| HC IV | 11 (5.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.7) | 7 (8.4) |
| Hospital | 35 (17.7) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 16 (14.7) | 19 (22.9) |
| Special clinic | 31 (15.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 15 (13.8) | 14 (16.9) |
| Patient load (n = 194) | |||||
| Low volume (< 100) | 55 (27.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 42 (38.5) | 13 (15.7) |
| Medium volume (100–999) | 87 (43.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 43 (39.4) | 43 (51.8) |
| High volume (≥ 1000) | 52 (26.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 24 (22) | 27 (32.5) |
| Missing | 4 (2.0) | 18 (100) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Support supervision visits (n = 198) | |||||
| ≤ 5 | 38 (19.2) | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | 25 (22.9) | 7 (8.4) |
| 6–10 | 113 (57.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 69 (63.3) | 44 (53) |
| > 10 | 47 (23.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 15 (13.8) | 32 (38.6) |
| Missing (no visits) | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Status (n = 198) | |||||
| Active | 194 (98.0) | 11 (61.1) | 6 (100) | 108 (99.1) | 80 (96.4) |
| Closed | 0 (0) | 1 (5.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Not active | 4 (2.0) | 6 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.9) | 3 (3.6) |
| HF category (n = 216) | |||||
| Ranked | 194 (98.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 109 (100) | 83 (100) |
| Ranked scores missing | 4 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Not ranked (closed) | 0 (0) | 1 (5.6) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Not ranked (not assessed) | 0 (0) | 17 (94.4) | |||
| Start year (n = 198) | |||||
| 2013 | 152 (76.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 84 (77.1) | 68 (81.9) |
| 2014 | 36 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 21 (19.3) | 13 (15.7) |
| 2015 | 7 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 4 (3.7) | 2 (2.4) |
| 2016 | 3 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Preliminary assessment score (n = 194)§ | |||||
| < 50 | 13 (6.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) | 8 (7.3) | 3 (3.6) |
| 50–69 | 44 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 26 (23.8) | 18 (21.7) |
| 70–89 | 106 (53.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (50) | 62 (56.9) | 41 (49.4) |
| ≥ 90 | 31 (15.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 10 (9.2) | 20 (24.1) |
| Missing | 4 (2.0) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.8) | 1 (1.2) |
§18 health facilities were not assessed as of June 2016
Continuous variables
Distance from HQ to health facility served (km) (number of sites = 204); median (IQR) 220 (68, 363)
Patient numbers in a health facility served (number of sites = 194); median (IQR) 245.5 (79, 1083)
Characteristics of health facilities analyzed on the interventions put in place to improve supply chain management in Uganda