Access to oxytocin and misoprostol for management of postpartum haemorrhage in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia: a cross-sectional assessment of availability, prices and affordability.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess access (availability and affordability) to oxytocin and misoprostol at health facilities in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia to improve prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).

Design

The assessment was undertaken using data from Health Action International (HAI) research on sexual and reproductive health commodities based on a cross-sectional design adapted from the standardised WHO/HAI methodology.

Setting

Data were collected from 376 health facilities in in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia in July and August 2017.

Outcome measures

Availability was calculated as mean percentage of sampled medicine outlets where medicine was found on the day of data collection. Medicine prices were compared with international reference prices (IRP) and ex

SUBMITTER: Kibira D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797249 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature