Drug use pattern using WHO core drug use indicators in public health centers of Dessie, North-East Ethiopia

Table 8 Index of WHO/INRUD drug use indicators in health centers of Dessie town from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 (N = 1500)

Indicators	IRDU	SGHC	DHC	BWHC	Total
Prescribing indicators	Non-polypharmacy index	0.84	0.88	0.81	0.85
	Generic name index	0.98	0.99	0.97	0.98
	Rational antibiotic index	0.6	0.55	0.68	0.6
	Injection safety index	1	1	1	1
	EDL index	1	1	1	1
	IRDP	4.42	4.42	4.46	4.43
	Rank	2	2	1
Patient-care indicators	Consultation time index	0.55	0.42	0.43	0.47
	Dispensing time index	0.51	0.6	0.57	0.58
	Dispensed drugs index	0.9	0.91	0.93	0.92
	Labeled drugs index	0	0	0	0
	Patients’ knowledge index	0.55	0.58	0.51	0.54
	IRPCDU	2.51	2.51	2.44	2.51
	Rank	1	1	2
Facility-specific indicators	Index of EDL	0	0	0	0
	Index of key drugs in stock	0.61	0.69	0.61	0.64
	IRFSDU	0.61	0.69	0.61	0.64
	Rank	2	1	2
Grand total	IRDU	7.54	7.62	7.51	7.58
Grand total	Rank	2	1	3

SGHC, Segno Gebeya Health Center; DHC, Dessie Health Center; BWHC, Buanbua Wuha Health Center

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