Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment
Armstrong-Hough M, Kishore SP, Byakika S, Mutungi G, Nunez-Smith M, Schwartz JI. Disparities in availability of essential medicines to treat non-communicable diseases in Uganda: A Poisson analysis using the Service Availability and Readiness Assessment. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0192332. PMID: 29420640, PMCID: PMC5805288, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesHIV servicesHealth centersHealth facility preparednessHealth service readinessEssential medicinesPrimary health centersReferral health centersHealth facility typeUgandan health facilitiesFacility typePoisson regression modelsHIV careHIV counselingFacility preparednessReadiness assessment toolGeneral HospitalPredictors of readinessHealth facilitiesService readinessMultivariate analysisSignificant associationDiagnostic capacityHigher countsMultivariate model