To what extent do you agree with the following (strongly disagree, disagree, unsure, agree, strongly agree) | Mean rating (out of 5-point Likert scale) |
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(i) PPMVs are the first and often the only point of call for health care services in this rural area | 3.2 |
(ii) PPMVs are easily accessible to the rural dwellers | 3.3 |
(iii) The medicines and drugs sold by the PPMVs are cheaper and more affordable than in hospitals and pharmacies | 3.6 |
(iv) Many PPMVs in this locality sell low quality, expired or sub-standard drug to the rural dwellers | 3.3 |
(v) Many of the PPMVs in this locality do not have the prerequisite training to operate PPMV shops | 3.3 |
(vi) Sale of medicines without prescription is rampant in this locality | 3.8 |
(vii) PPMV shop owners and operators generally have low health knowledge about proper treatment for common illnesses, such as cough, malaria and diarrhoea and poor health treatment practices | 3.5 |
Frequency of treatment with antibiotics (never, rarely, occasionally, frequently, very frequently) | |
How frequent do you treat your children’s coughs and colds with antibiotics in self-care (without consulting a health worker) | 4.7 |
Effectiveness of treatment with antibiotics (don’t know, not effective, fairly effective, effective, very effective) | |
How would you describe the effectiveness of these other treatments as compared to antibiotics? | 3.3 |
Perceived efficacy of antibiotics and awareness of risks of antibiotics (grossly inadequate, inadequate, fairly adequate, adequate, very adequate) | |
What is your perceived efficacy of antibiotics? | 4.0 |
How adequate is your level of awareness of risks of antibiotics? | 4.0 |