Availability, affordability, and associated factors of essential medicines in primary health care facilities of the Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia: implication for access, a cross-sectional study, 2022
Essential medicine availability was low across facilities. Many patients were unable to obtain prescribed drugs due to unavailability and unaffordability. District and zonal health offices should ensure timely replenishment to strengthen access.
Authors
- AtsedeTenna Adale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3513-0326)
Institutions
- Wolaita Sodo University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Health Services & Regions
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s43999-025-00078-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.13
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center