Table 4 Drug prescribing evaluation using WHO/INRUD indicators among RTI outpatients in Mbarara Municipality for a period from April 2019 to March 2020
Health center/indicator | WHO Standard | All facilities | Regional Referral | Municipal Health Centre IV | Kakoba Health Centre III | Nyamityobora Health Centre II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of drugs prescribed | * | 1926 | 708 | 555 | 418 | 245 |
Total number of encounter | * | 781 | 297 | 208 | 175 | 101 |
Number of injections prescribed | * | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
No of generic drugs prescribed | * | 1557 | 407 | 510 | 407 | 233 |
Total Number of drugs prescribed from EML | * | 1650 | 490 | 515 | 408 | 237 |
Average number of drugs prescribed per encounter | <2 | 2.47 | ||||
2.38 | 2.67 | 2.39 | 2.42 | |||
Percentage of encounters with an antibacterial prescribed | <30a | 77.59 | 71.72 | 83.65 | 81.14 | 76.24 |
Percentage of encounters with an injection prescribed | <10 | 1.52 | 2.02 | 2.4 | 0.57 | 0 |
Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic | 100 | 80.84 | 57.49 | 91.82 | 97.37 | 95.10 |
Percentage of drugs prescribed from EML | 100 | 85.67 | 69.21 | 92.79 | 97.61 | 96.73 |