Table 1 Characteristics of the private retail pharmacies in the DI Khan city, Pakistan
Number (%) | |
|---|---|
Total Participants | 82 (100) |
Professional background | |
Pharmacists | 4 (5) |
Pharmacy assistants | 27 (33) |
Sales person | 51 (62) |
Experience of staff in retail pharmacy (years) | |
≤ 5 | 34 (41) |
6–15 | 30 (37) |
16–25 | 10 (12) |
> 25 | 8 (10) |
Number of staff working in pharmacies | |
2–3 | 47 (57) |
4–5 | 29 (35) |
6–7 | 6 (7) |
Walking distance of health facility from pharmacy | |
< 10 min | 62 (76) |
< 30 min | 20 (24) |
Years of pharmacies operation | |
0–5 | 24 (29) |
6–15 | 29 (35) |
16–25 | 18 (22) |
> 25 | 11 (13) |
Number of customers per day | |
≤ 50 | 31 (38) |
51–100 | 33 (40) |
> 100 | 18 (22) |
Records for customers | |
Sales/drug register | 11 (13) |
No record | 71 (87) |
Availability of TB informational materials | |
Brochures/pamphlet | 10 (12) |
Posters | 11 (13) |
Pharma companies drug advertisement | 10 (12) |
No Information material | 51 (62) |