Whether medicine supply is really meeting primary health care needs: a mixed-methods study in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the aging population, the increasing prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases, and the diversified needs for primary health care (PHC) medicines, it is necessary to rethink the functional role of the supply of PHC medicines. This study aims to evaluate the supply of PHC medicines and the status of meeting PHC medicine needs.

Methods

The mixed-methods study was conducted to evaluate the supply of PHC medicines in Shandong Province. In the quantitative study, survey questionnaires were distributed to county hospitals, township hospitals, and patients, and a prescription review was performed in township hospitals. In the qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the pharmacy managers, physicians, and patients in county hospitals, t

SUBMITTER: Fan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375931 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature