Availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases at health facilities and retail drug outlets in Kenya: A cross-sectional survey in eight counties

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dc.contributor.authorLaing, Richard O.
dc.contributor.authorAshigbie, Paul G.
dc.contributor.authorRockers, Peter C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-18T12:15:13Z
dc.date.available2021-01-18T12:15:13Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this study was to determine the availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in health facilities and private for-profit drug outlets in Kenya. Design Cross-sectional study. Methods All public and non-profit health facilities in eight counties (Embu, Kakamega, Kwale, Makueni, Narok, Nyeri, Samburu and West Pokot) that purchased medicines from the Mission for Essential Drugs and Supplies, a major wholesaler, were surveyed in September 2016. For each health facility, one nearby private for-profit drug outlet was also surveyed. Data on availability and price were analysed for 24 NCD and 8 acute medicine formulations. Availability was analysed separately for medicines in the national Essential Medicines List (EML) and those in the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs). Median price ratios were estimated using the International Medical Products Price Guide as a reference. Results 59 public and 78 non-profit facilities and 135 drug outlets were surveyed. Availability of NCD medicines was highest in private for-profit drug outlets (61.7% and 29.3% for medicines on the EML and STGs, respectively). Availability of STG medicines increased with increasing level of care of facilities: 16.1% at dispensaries to 31.7% at secondary referral facilities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLaing, R. O. et al. (2020). Availability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases at health facilities and retail drug outlets in Kenya: A cross-sectional survey in eight counties. BMJ Open ,10(5),e035132en_US
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.uri10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035132
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5666
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectGeneral diabetesen_US
dc.subjectHealth policyen_US
dc.subjectHypertensionen_US
dc.subjectInternational health Servicesen_US
dc.subjectProtocols & guidelinesen_US
dc.titleAvailability and prices of medicines for non-communicable diseases at health facilities and retail drug outlets in Kenya: A cross-sectional survey in eight countiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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