Table 2 Availability of metformin by facility type and setting
From: Medicines availability for non-communicable diseases: the case for standardized monitoring
Medicine | Observed mean availability (%) of medicine | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Peck et al. | WHO/HAI survey | SARA | |
Diabetes services | |||
N = 24 | N = 107 | N = 248 | |
Metformin* | Metformin 500 mg | Metformin | |
Metformin | |||
Government facility | 30 | 42 | |
Mission/Faith-based organization | 65 | 93 | |
Private facility | 44 | 82 | |
Hospital | 100 | 87 | |
Health centre | 13 | 65 | |
Dispensary | 25 | 48 | |
Urban | 75 | 75 | |
Rural | 0 | 42 | |