Stock-outs of antiretroviral and tuberculosis medicines in South Africa: A national cross-sectional survey.
Bella HwangAmir ShroufiTinne GilsSarah Jane SteeleAnna GrimsrudAndrew BoulleAnele YawaSasha StevensonLauren JankelowitzMarije Versteeg-MojanagaIndira GovenderJohn StephensJulia HillKristal DuncanGilles van CutsemPublished in: PloS one (2019)
There was a high prevalence of stock-outs nationwide. Large interprovincial differences in stock-out occurrence, duration, and impact suggest differences in provincial ability to prevent, mitigate and cope within the same framework. End-user monitoring of the supply chain by patients and civil society has the potential to increase transparency and complement public sector monitoring systems.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- hiv aids
- newly diagnosed
- hiv positive
- risk assessment
- healthcare
- hiv infected
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- quality improvement
- cross sectional
- antiretroviral therapy
- electronic health record
- pulmonary tuberculosis