Availability of Essential Medicines in Healthcare Facilities Offering Maternal and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Nigeria

International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI:10.55691/2278-344x.1053

Ali Johnson Onoja, Felix Olaniyi Sanni, Simon Peterside Akogu, Sheila Iye Onoja

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Background: The availability of essential medicines is important in preventing maternal and child deaths. This study assessed the availability of essential medicines in healthcare facilities offering maternal and reproductive healthcare services in Nigeria. Method: This study was cross-sectionally designed using structured interviewer-administered survey questions and site inspections. The study was conducted across all States in Nigeria except three states (Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe) that had security challenges. The survey was carried out between May and July 2019. The data were analysed with IBM-SPSS version 25.0. Results: The mean availability of 17 essential medicines was 58.8%. South-East has a very low availability of 49.1%, North East, South West, and South-South had availability below 60% whereas North-West (71.8%) and North-central (60.2%) had higher availability (p

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尼日利亚提供孕产妇和生殖保健服务的保健设施中基本药物的可得性

背景:提供基本药物对于预防孕产妇和儿童死亡至关重要。本研究评估了尼日利亚提供孕产妇和生殖保健服务的保健设施中基本药物的可得性。方法:本研究采用横断面设计，采用结构化访谈者管理的调查问题和现场检查。该研究在尼日利亚所有州进行，除了三个面临安全挑战的州(博尔诺州、阿达马瓦州和约贝州)。该调查于2019年5月至7月进行。数据采用IBM-SPSS 25.0进行分析。结果:17种基本药物的平均可得率为58.8%。东南地区的可用性非常低，为49.1%，东北、西南和南南地区的可用性低于60%，而西北(71.8%)和中北部(60.2%)的可用性较高(p

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International Journal of Health and Allied Sciences MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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