Integrated Pharmaceutical Logistics System Implementation in Chagni Primary Hospital and Injibara General Hospital, Awi Zone, Ethiopia

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Table 1 The Characteristics of the Hospitals and Professional’s Profile

The Hospitals Included in This Survey			Name of the Hospital		Type of the Hospital
			Chagni Primary Hospital		Primary Hospital
			Injibara General Hospital		General Hospital
Type of IPLS implementation				Frequency(N=2)	Percentage (%)
	Paper-based IPLS			0	0
	Both HCMIS (digital system and paper-based IPLS			2	100
Number of pharmacy staff	Chagni primary hospital			Frequency(N=16)	Percentage (%)
		IPLS-trained		1	6.25
		IPLS-untrained		15	93.75
	Injibara general hospital			Frequency(N=14)	Percentage (%)
		IPLS-trained		7	50
		IPLS-untrained		7	50

Table 2 Availability of IPLS Materials at Each Hospital During the Date of Visit

	Chagni Primary Hospital		Injibara General Hospital
	Available	Source of the Material	Available	Source of the Material
Bin Cards	Yes	Donated by EPSA	Yes	Donated by EPSA
Stock Record Cards	Yes	Donated by EPSA	No	Not-available
Internal Facility Report-Re-supply (IFRR)	Yes	Prepared by the hospital	Yes	Prepared by the hospital
Facility Report and Re-supply (RRF)	Yes	Prepared by the hospital	Yes	Prepared by the hospital
IPLS SOP	Yes	Donated by EPSA	Yes	Donated by EPSA
Job Aids	Yes	Donated by EPSA	Yes	Donated by EPSA

Figure 1 The descriptive statistics of bin-card management-related indicators.

Table 3 The Descriptive Statistics of IFRR-Related Indicators

Indicators		Chagni Primary Hospital		Injibara General Hospital
		Frequency(N=20)	Percentage (%)	Frequency (n=20)	Percentage (%)
IFRR submitted on time	The date on the IFRR consistent with its schedule	11	55	12	60
IFRR reported valid data	“Ending balance” on IFRR versus on the bin-card	17	85	16	80
	“Beginning balance” of the IFRR to the “Ending balance” in the previous IFRR	20	100	20	100
	“Quantity Received” on the current IFRR with the “Quantity Supplied” of previous IFRR	18	90	19	95
	“Calculated Consumption” versus the sum of “Quantity Issued” of the bin card	19	95	19	95
	Overall IFRR reported valid data	16	80	15	75
IFRR with accurate calculations	“Calculated Consumption”	19	95	19	95
	“Maximum Stock Quantity”	19	95	18	90
	“Quantity need to reach maximum”	17	85	19	95
	Overall IFRR with accurate calculation	17	85	18	90

Table 4 The Descriptive Statistics of RRF-Related Indicators

Indicators		Chagni Primary Hospital		Injibara General Hospital
		Frequency (N=6)	Percentage (%)	Frequency (N=6)	Percentage (%)
RRF submitted on time	The date on the RRF is consistent with the schedule	6	100	6	100
RRF with accurate calculation	“Calculated Consumption” is accurate	6	100	6	100
	“Maximum Stock Quantity” is accurate	6	100	6	100
	“Quantity need to reach maximum” is accurate	6	100	6	100
	Overall percentage of RRF with accurate calculation	6	100	6	100
RRF with valid data	Ending balance	4	66.67	6	100
	Beginning balance	6	100	6	100
	Quantity Received	6	100	5	83.33
	Calculated Consumption	6	100	6	100
	Days out of stock	5	83.33	3	50
	Overall percentage of RRF with valid data	4	66.67	3	50
Percentage of storage conditions comply with the standards		Frequency(N=14)	Percentage (%)	Frequency(N=14)	Percentage (%)
		12	85.71	10	71.42