Access to oxytocin, misoprostol, heat-stable carbetocin and tranexamic acid for management of postpartum haemorrhage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Kenya: a cross-sectional survey of drug availability and pricing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to assess point-in-time stock availability and pricing of drugs used for postpartum haemorrhage management (oxytocin, misoprostol, heat-stable carbetocin and tranexamic acid (TXA)).

Design

Cross-sectional point-in-time survey using an adapted version of the WHO/Health Action International methodology.

Setting

In public, for-profit and not-for-profit private health facilities and in pharmacies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), India and Kenya.

Participants

211 health facilities in the DRC (n=63), India (n=76) and Kenya (n=72).

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Availability was calculated as a mean percentage of facility types where each medicine was observed on the day of data collection. Average procurement prices

SUBMITTER: Metzler M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12458669 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature