Table 2 Characteristics of the sampled drug shops %
Rural | Urban | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 90) | (n = 21) | (N = 111) | |
Drug shop has been in operation for_ | |||
< 5 years | 32 | 38 | 33 |
5–10 years | 21 | 24 | 22 |
10+ years | 47 | 38 | 45 |
Distance from nearest health facility is ≤30 min walk | 90 | 95 | 91 |
Possess drug license (reported) | 81 | 90 | 83 |
Possess trade license (reported) | 96 | 100 | 96 |
The shop was reported to be inspected by a Drug Inspector | |||
Within past one year | 84 | 79 | 83 |
Within past two years | 16 | 21 | 17 |
Stock register maintained (reported) | 8 | 14 | 9 |
Drug sales record maintained (reported) | 8 | 19 | 10 |
Functional refrigerator available (checked) | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Besides dispensing, additional services available (multiple response) | |||
Pushing injections | 59 | 67 | 60 |
Diagnostic services (e.g., testing blood sugar, measuring blood pressure) | 62 | 67 | 63 |
Vaccination services (e.g., TT, rabies vaccine) | 30 | 38 | 31 |
Burn and wound treatment/dressing | 66 | 52 | 63 |
Source of clients (multiple responses) | |||
Public health facilities/clinics/hospitals | 34 | 19 | 31 |
Private health facilities/clinics/hospitals | 10 | 19 | 12 |
Private chambers of doctors | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Self-referral | 67 | 76 | 68 |
Clients visiting daily without prescriptiona | 69 (n = 4511) | 64 (n = 973) | 65 (n = 5484) |