Factors influencing drug stock-outs at health facilities – mocuba

Abstract

Introduction: Outage of Medicine Stocks is the unavailability of medicines needed by users in health units, pharmacies and medicine stores. In Mozambique, cases of drug stocks breaking in health units constitute a concern for the population of users, academics and the government in finding solutions to resolve this situation. The objective of the present study is to eliminate the factors that influence the rupture of medicine stocks in health units in the district of Mocuba. Methodology: The study was carried out in health units in the district of Mocuba, Province of Zambézia in the year 2023. This is an explanatory and retrospective research, with a quantitative approach. The instruments used were elaborate documents called medication lists, requisitions, delivery notes and data organization sheets relating to the study period. Observation and documentary research techniques were used to collect data. The comparative, statistical and inductive method was used. The sample size was 40 medicines in each month of the research period in the health units. The data was analyzed using the Microsoft Excel 2010 program. Results and discussion: 2400 pharmaceutical specialties from different pharmacological groups were studied, namely: ARVS, Antimalarials, Tuberculostatics, Antifungals, Contraceptives and Antibiotics. The percentage of medicines ordered and not received was 34.9 %. The data collected showed that 36.9 % of medications were received with a low level of satisfaction; The group of unordered medicines constitutes 28.2 % and the percentage of medicines diverted to the informal market was 0 %. Conclusions: The factors that influence the rupture of medicine stocks in health units in the district of Mocuba are: medicines ordered and not received, medicines received with a low level of satisfaction, medicines not ordered and in some situations the diversion of medicines to the informal market.