Table 3 Characteristics of the salespersons attending the sampled drug shops
Rural | Urban | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 90) | (n = 21) | (N = 111) | |
Salesperson and owner is the same person | 76 | 81 | 76 |
Educational status of the salespersons | |||
≤ 10 yrs. of schooling | 4 | — | 4 |
10 completed years of schooling (SSC) | 27 | 38 | 29 |
12 completed years of schooling (HSC) | 32 | 38 | 33 |
Graduate | 37 | 24 | 34 |
Involvement in any other occupation | |||
Farming | 48 | 20 | 43 |
Self-employment | 15 | 40 | 19 |
Othersa | 37 | 40 | 38 |
Pharmacy training status of the salespersons | |||
Have formal training | 49 | 62 | 51 |
No formal/some ad-hoc training | 51 | 38 | 49 |
Of those who have formal training, | (n = 44) | (n = 13) | (n = 57) |
Category B pharmacist training (one year Diploma in pharmacy) | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Category C pharmacist training (three months Certificate course in dispensing/pharmacy) | 93 | 92 | 93 |
Of those who have some ad-hoc training, training is provided by_ | (n = 46) | (n = 8) | (n = 54) |
Government organization | 36 | — | 31 |
Private organization | 29 | — | 25 |
Pharmaceutical companies | 28 | 100 | 38 |
NGOs | 7 | — | 6 |
Of those receiving no training of any type, mode of informal learning (multiple responses) | (n = 32) | (n = 6) | (n = 38) |
Fellow drug seller in other store(s) | 44 | 33 | 42 |
MBBS doctor in the drug shop or pharmacya | 9 | 17 | 10 |
Pharmacist | 3 | — | 3 |
Village doctor | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Relatives | 22 | — | 18 |
LMAF course | 3 | — | 3 |
Pharmaceutical company | 3 | 33 | 8 |