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Table 2 Stock availability of all five essential medicines

From: Does access to credit services influence availability of essential child medicines and licensing status among private medicine retail outlets in Uganda?

Product

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Refused n (%)

Crude odds ratio (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)

Oral rehydration Salts

 Outlet type

  Drug shop

320(57)

132(23)

110(20)

1

1

  Pharmacy

18(75)

1(4)

5(21)

7.4(.98–56.)

 

  Total

338(58)

133(23)

115(20)

  

Zinc dispersible tablets

 Outlet type

  Drug shop

297(53)

155(28)

110(20)

1

1

  Pharmacy

19(79)

0(0)

5(21)

1(0)

1(0)

  Total

316(54)

155(26)

115(20)

  

Artemether Lumefantrine combined (ACTs) oral treatments

 Outlet type

  Drug shop

344(61)

108(19)

110(20)

1

1

  Pharmacy

17(71)

2(8)

5(21)

2.66(.60–11.7)

1

  Total

361(62)

110(19)

115(20)

  

Amoxicillin Dispersible tabs

 Outlet type

  Drug shop

61(11)

391(70)

110(20)

1

1

  Pharmacy

9(38)

10(42)

5(21)

5.8(2.2–14.7)

 

  Total

70(12)

401(68)

115(20)

  

Amoxicillin 125 mg syrups

 Outlet type

  Drug shop

270(48)

182(32)

110(20)

  

  Pharmacy

16(67)

3(13)

5(21)

3.5(1.03–12)

1

  Total

286(49)

185(32)

115(20)

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