Data for Understanding Knowledge Levels and Influencing factors among Implementers of Prime Vendor System:A case of Tanzania MainLand

The United Republic of Tanzania's government has implemented various significant reforms in Health Commodities Supply Chain Management, including the introduction and national rollout of the Prime Vendor System in October 2018. This initiative aimed to address and complement the 40% health commodities supply chain gap observed at the Medical Stores Department (HRSC-2017). Over the five years since its implementation, the Prime Vendor System has shown high acceptability by the Government, implementers, and the beneficiaries of the intervention, it resulted to increased availability of health commodities at health facilities, improved order fulfillment rates, and timely delivery of commodities, it made contributions to Tanzania's public health sector. However, despite the Government's strong commitment to the health sector, administrative reports indicate there is regional disparities of Prime Vendor System performance in bridging the health commodities supply chain gap.Little has been done on understanding the knowledge level and influencing factors among implementers of Prime Vendor System in addressing the health commodities supply chain challenges.Therefore, this study aimed to understand the level of knowledge and its influencing factors among implementers regarding the Prime Vendor System Implementation in Tanzania Mainland