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Table 4 Relative differences in estimates compared to reference estimates* among 32 medicines: by country

From: Comparison of medicine availability measurements at health facilities: evidence from Service Provision Assessment surveys in five sub-Saharan African countries

 

Ratio: comparison-to-reference

Comparison definition

Country

n†

Mean

Median

SD

Min

Max

Current availability

 Reported

 

Kenya

32

1.062

1.016

0.121

1.002

1.503

 

Namibia

32

1.078

1.026

0.194

1.000

2.000

 

Rwanda

32

1.032

1.009

0.065

1.000

1.273

 

Tanzania

32

1.061

1.011

0.169

1.000

1.846

 

Uganda

31

1.055

1.010

0.180

1.000

2.000

 Observed, at least one unit regardless of validity

 

Kenya

32

1.054

1.013

0.122

1.000

1.503

 

Namibia

32

1.071

1.009

0.195

1.000

2.000

 

Rwanda

32

1.004

1.000

0.016

1.000

1.091

 

Tanzania

32

1.052

1.002

0.171

1.000

1.846

 

Uganda

31

1.009

1.000

0.036

1.000

1.196

 Observed, all units valid

 

Kenya

32

0.900

0.973

0.245

0.000

1.000

 

Namibia

32

0.909

0.976

0.242

0.000

1.000

 

Rwanda

32

0.853

0.856

0.069

0.719

1.000

 

Tanzania

32

0.981

0.985

0.019

0.924

1.000

 

Uganda

31

0.815

0.831

0.095

0.498

1.000

Six-month period availability

 

Kenya

32

0.864

0.853

0.067

0.742

0.986

 

Namibia

32

0.951

0.960

0.060

0.667

1.000

 

Rwanda

32

0.859

0.908

0.171

0.000

1.000

 

Tanzania

32

0.870

0.877

0.097

0.568

1.000

 

Uganda

31

0.748

0.762

0.172

0.000

1.000

  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. *Reference value: percent of facilities with at least one valid unit observed on the day of survey.
  3. In Uganda, the reference estimate was zero for one medicine and statistics are among 31 medicines.