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Table 4 Effects of new distribution arrangements on delivery rates

From: Distribution of essential medicines to primary care institutions in Hubei of China: effects of centralized procurement arrangements

Variable

Urban

Rural

β

p

95%CI

β

p

95%CI

lower

upper

lower

upper

Medicine-tied model

 Intervention (vs control)

9.63

0.05

0.13

19.12

−12.80

0.00

−18.05

−7.55

 Time (pre-post)

−7.01

0.01

−11.96

−2.06

2.94

0.02

0.43

5.45

 Intervention*Time

6.32

0.10

−1.15

13.80

−7.78

0.00

−11.25

−4.31

Recipient-tied model

 Intervention (vs control)

−8.89

0.04

−17.20

−0.59

 Time (pre-post)

1.69

0.34

−1.77

5.14

 Intervention*Time

−19.85

0.00

−24.85

−14.84

Recipient-medicine-tied model

 Intervention (vs control)

−4.27

0.35

−13.18

4.64

 Time (pre-post)

−0.76

0.75

−5.41

3.90

 Intervention*Time

3.99

0.24

−2.67

10.65

  1. Note: other variables in the models were not shown in the Table; Bold indicates effect size with statistical significance