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Percentage of facilities out of stock: STI medicines

DefinitionPercentage of PHC public sector facilities that reported having any one of five drugs considered essential for STI management out of stock during the month of the survey. (metronidazole, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, doxycyline, benzathine-penicillin).
Keywords
Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Facilities

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Indicator Data
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AOBRBWCDDZGHKELSMGMUMWMXMZNANOSZTHTRTZUSVEZAZMZW
Percentage of facilities out of stock: STI medicines [Definition]
2002 ---------------------[1] 13.0--
AO: Angola  BR: Brazil  BW: Botswana  CD: Congo, Democratic Republic of  DZ: Algeria  GH: Ghana  KE: Kenya  LS: Lesotho  MG: Madagascar  MU: Mauritius  MW: Malawi  MX: Mexico  MZ: Mozambique  NA: Namibia  NO: Norway  SZ: Swaziland  TH: Thailand  TR: Turkey  TZ: Tanzania  US: United States of America  VE: Venezuela  ZA: South Africa  ZM: Zambia  ZW: Zimbabwe  

Notes and References

  1. STI HIV Baseline Survey: Ramkissoon A, Kleinschmidt I, Beksinka M, Smit J, Hlazo J, Mabude Z. National Baseline Assessment of Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV services in South African public health sector facilities 2002/2003: Summary Report 2004. RHRU; 2004. http://www.rhru.co.za/content/files/documents/Baseline_Report_Web.pdf
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/ReproHealth/STI_baselinesurvey.pdf

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