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Table 2 Factors entered in multiple regression procedure to determine variations in pharmaceutical expenditure

From: Predictors of primary health care pharmaceutical expenditure by districts in Uganda and implications for budget setting and allocation

Continuous variables

Minimum (000)

Maximum (000)

Mean (000)

Standard deviation

Correlation coefficient with

PHCPETotal

PHCPEcapita

PHCPEVisit

PHCPEFacility

Dependent Variable

        

 PHCPETotal

86476

951622

326787.04

194122.894

    

 PHCPECapita

0.33

2.21

1.1034

0.47168

    

 PHCPEVist

0.33

4.46

1.1034

0.57175

    

 PHCPEFacility

6974.01

50863.8

13039.4179

5382.5054

    

Explanatory Variables

        

 Predisposing Factors

  POPTOT

54000

1723300

316959.77

217044.77

.672**

−.323**

−0.16

.520**

  PERCFEM

0.4

0.55

0.506

0.01888

.251*

−0.164

−0.011

0.165

 Enabling Factors

  RURALPOV

7.74 %

85.56 %

38.61 %

17.73 %

−0.118

−.318**

−.305**

−.315**

  HDI

0.292

0.644

0.53572

0.060393

0.161

0.085

0.071

.260*

  HPI

9.6

65.3

30.345

8.5006

−0.081

0.12

0.015

−.250*

  LABOURABSRATE

16.30 %

70.70 %

52.95 %

 

0.008

0.034

0.062

−0.106

  URBANISATION

1.10 %

100.00 %

8.19 %

11.34 %

0.211

−0.148

−0.193

.607**

  LITRATETotal

0.80 %

93.70 %

65.05 %

14.63 %

.264*

0.061

0.146

.275**

  LITRATEFemale

0.80 %

92.20 %

57.16 %

15.74 %

.269*

0.105

0.198

.323**

  LITRATEMale

14.80 %

95.40 %

74.46 %

12.53 %

0.208

0.19

0.135

.250*

 Need for Health Care

  OPDCAPITA

0

3.4

1.127

0.5194

0.181

.455**

−.460**

−0.014

  DPT3COVER

0.00 %

100.00 %

82.13 %

24.28 %

−0.021

0.164

0.032

0.109

 Policy Factors

  ACCESSWATER

14.60 %

97.60 %

56.75 %

16.36 %

0.058

−.296**

−0.141

0.129

  LATCOVERAGE

9 %

98 %

67.96 %

18.23 %

.222*

0.101

−0.007

0.152

 Health Care resources

  HFGOVTOT

7

88

26.2184

15.49375

.839**

0.179

−0.041

−0.183

  HOSPTOT

0

28

1.36

3.118

.411**

−0.126

−0.189

.690**

  HFNGO

0

31

7.21

6.486

.576**

−0.044

−0.059

.347**

  PERCHCII

0.19

0.85

0.5731

0.15026

0.081

0.053

−0.034

−.497**

  PERCHCIII

0.12

0.7

0.3594

0.13804

−0.093

−0.084

0.009

.362**

  PERCHCIV

0

0.21

0.0675

0.04229

0.015

0.087

0.089

.583**

  STAFFSTRENGTH

19.00 %

86.60 %

54.76 %

13.94 %

0.117

−0.142

−0.157

0.099

HFACCESS

43.70 %

96.50 %

69.85 %

11.06 %

0.193

0.133

−0.004

.266*

  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)