Promoting Appropriate Drug Use in Missionary Health Facilities in Cameroon - EDM Research Series No. 028: 5. Overall approach and design: 5.5 Data processing and analysis

Promoting Appropriate Drug Use in Missionary Health Facilities in Cameroon - EDM Research Series No. 028
(1998; 80 pages)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements
	Abbreviations
	Executive summary
		Background
		Methodology
		Key findings
		Conclusion
	1. Introduction
	2. Background
	3. Literature review
	4. Objectives and significance
		4.1 Study objectives
		4.2 Significance
	5. Overall approach and design
		5.1 Study design and study population
		5.2 Variables
		5.3 Sample size and power calculations
		5.4 Sampling frame and data collection methods
		5.5 Data processing and analysis
		5.6 Pilot test
		5.7 Limitations of data
	6. Results
		6.1 Drug indicators
		6.2 Patient care indicators
		6.3 Health facility indicator
		6.4 Prescriber characteristics
		6.5 Dispenser characteristics
	7. Analysis
		7.1 Correlations of drug indicators and independent variables
		7.2 Correlation of patient care indicators with independent variables
	8. Discussion
		8.1 Drug indicators
		8.2 Patient care indicators
		8.3 Diagnosis and treatment
		8.4 Consulting time
		8.5 Dispensing time
		8.6 Patient knowledge
		8.7 Adequate labelling
	9. Recommendations
		9.1 Education and training
		9.2 Supervision
		9.3 Other recommendations and suggestions for further research
	10. Conclusion
	11. Appendices
		Appendix 1. Characteristics of individual Cameroon Baptist Convention facilities
		Appendix 2. List of antibiotics
		Appendix 3. Key essential drugs for Cameroon Baptist Convention
		Appendix 4. Case scenarios
		Appendix 5. Acceptable answers for case scenarios
		Appendix 6. Structured provider interview
		Appendix 7. Structured dispenser interview
		Appendix 8. Structured patient interview
		Appendix 9. Operational definitions
		Appendix 10. Results of indicator study for individual facilities
	References

5.5 Data processing and analysis

Quantitative data was processed and analysed using EPInfo Version 6.03 (CDC/WHO 1996) and presented using Excel, Data collection forms. Personnel interviews were reviewed after each facility visit for consistency and accuracy. The Check Program within EPInfo was used to validate the data entry. Analysis included calculation of frequency tables, t-, Chi-square, Fisher's Exact tests, correlation and regression (Glenberg 1988).