Table 1 Palliative care accreditation and morphine use in Uganda by subregions, 2019 (n = 226)
Subregion | Number of accredited facilities | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Received morphine | Didn’t receive morphine | Total | |
Acholi | 4 (30.8%) | 9 (69.2%) | 13 |
Central | 27 (40.9%) | 39 (59.1%) | 66 |
East Central | 6 (30.0%) | 14 (70.0%) | 20 |
Elgon | 8 (42.1%) | 11 (57.9%) | 19 |
Karamoja | 2 (33.3%) | 4 (66.7%) | 6 |
Lango | 2 (22.2%) | 7 (77.8%) | 9 |
Southwestern | 11 (33.3%) | 22 (66.7%) | 33 |
Teso | 5 (31.3%) | 11 (68.8%) | 16 |
West Nile | 4 (25.0%) | 12 (75.0%) | 16 |
Western | 8 (28.6%) | 20 (71.4%) | 28 |
All Uganda | 77 (34.1%) | 149 (65.9%) | 226 (100%) |