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Table 6 Availability of six sources of data listed

From: Health technology assessment and priority setting for universal health coverage: a qualitative study of stakeholders’ capacity, needs, policy areas of demand and perspectives in Nigeria

Sources of Data

Available

N (%)

Available with limitations

N (%)

Not available

N (%)

Total N (%)

Disease Profile

13 (52.0)

6 (24.0)

6 (24.0)

25 (100)

Medicines prices (public or private providers)

8 (34.8)

7 (30.4)

8 (34.8)

23 (100)

Medicines use (e.g. the use of specific medicines in a state, or nationally)

7 (29.2)

9 (37.5)

8 (33.33)

24 (100)

Activity of hospitals (e.g. how many times is a particular inpatient or outpatient

7 (30.4)

11 (47.8)

5 (21.8)

23 (100)

e-Health outcomes (e.g. what is the average 30 day mortality following admission to a hospital for acute myocardial infarction [heart attack] at an individual hospital.

7 (30.4)

14 (60.7)

2 (8.7)

23 (100)

Cost of health services (e.g. costs of treating stroke)

5 (22.7)

13 (59.1)

4 (18.2)

22 (100)