PPMVs
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3.4
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Hospitals
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2.5
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Health centres
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2.4
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Herbalists
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1.8
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Spiritualists
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1.6
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To what extent do you agree with the following (strongly disagree, disagree, unsure, agree, strongly agree)
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(i) PPMVs are the first and often the only point of call for health care services in this rural area
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3.7
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(ii) PPMVs are easily accessible to the rural dwellers
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4.2
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(iii) The medicines and drugs sold by the PPMVs are cheaper and more affordable than in hospitals and pharmacies
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3.7
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(iv) Many PPMVs in this locality sell low quality, expired or sub-standard drug to the rural dwellers
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3.2
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(v) Many of the PPMVs in this locality do not have the prerequisite training to operate PPMV shops
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3.3
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(vi) Sale of medicines without prescription is rampant in this locality
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3.8
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(vii) Dispensing medicines without prescription should not be encouraged
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4.0
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(viii) Medicines/drugs availability without restriction and control to public is big problem
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3.9
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(ix) PPMV shop owners and operators generally have low health knowledge about proper treatment for common illnesses, such as malaria and diarrhoea and poor health treatment practices
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3.1
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How often do you carry out the following? (never, rarely, occasionally, frequently, very frequently)
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(i) How often do you buy and use family planning products like condoms from PPMVs
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1.7
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(ii) How often do you buy and use family planning products like oral contraceptives from PPMVs
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1.4
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(iii) How often do you buy and use family planning products like contraceptives injections
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1.4
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(iv) How often do you buy and use sexually transmitted infections drugs/medicines from PPMVs
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1.8
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(v) How often have you being referred to hospitals by PPMVs for family planning related/reproductive health problems to hospitals?
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1.4
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(vi) How often have you being educated or advised by PPMVs on the options and usage of family planning products?
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1.8
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(vii) How often do access abortion/post-abortion care services from PPMVs? (For females only)
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1.4
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