Open AccessLonger lead time of tuberculosis laboratory commodities in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Mulusew Alemneh Sinishaw,
Gebremedhin Berhe Gebregergs,
Melashu Balew Shiferaw
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)61029-5
Subject(s) - consumables , confidence interval , odds ratio , environmental health , medicine , truck , business , engineering , marketing , pathology , aerospace engineering
Objective: To evaluate the lead time of tuberculosis (TB) laboratory commodities in Amhara\udregion.\udMethods: A cross sectional study was carried out in Amhara region from April 28 to May 26,\ud2014. A total of 82 health centers were recruited using simple random sampling technique.\udData were collected using a structured questionnaire. Lead time of reagents and consumables\udwas calculated using SPSS version 20.\udResults: A total of 20 (24.4%) health centers took more than two weeks to receive TB\udlaboratory reagents from Woreda Health Office and the longest lead time was 1 to 2 month(s)\udin 10 (12.2%) health centers. Transportation delay of consumables was 5 times higher among\udPharmaceuticals and Fund Supply Agency (odds ratio: 4.7, 95% confidence interval: 2.5–9.0)\udand 4 times higher among Woreda (odds ratio: 3.7, 95% confidence interval: 2.0–6.9) as\udcompared to health center truck.\udConclusions: One fourth of health centers had longer lead time of TB laboratory commodities\udas a result of transportation delay. Thus, decentralization of transportation with dedicated\udvehicles is recommended to shorten lead times