Table 6 Proportion of respondent youths that purchased various drug types from PPMVs and barriers/enablers to the use of PPMVs services
Variable | Frequency (n = 146) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Drug group name | ||
Antimalarial | 134 | 95.0 |
Analgesics | 128 | 87.7 |
Antibiotics | 117 | 81.3 |
Antiseptics | 115 | 72.4 |
Haematinics | 95 | 66.9 |
Oral rehydration solution | 91 | 62.8 |
Herbal mixture | 80 | 54.8 |
Antitussives | 79 | 55.6 |
Anthelminthic | 77 | 54.6 |
Medical consumables | 71 | 49.3 |
Zinc tablets | 69 | 47.6 |
Antacids | 64 | 44.8 |
Intravenous fluids | 60 | 41.4 |
Parenteral drugs | 55 | 38.5 |
Antihistamines | 55 | 38.2 |
Family planning commodities | 37 | 25.5 |
Anxiolytics | 26 | 18.6 |
Antipsychotics | 18 | 12.4 |
Antihypertensive | 17 | 12.0 |
Antidiabetics | 11 | 7.6 |
Enablers and barriers to the use of PPMVs by the respondents | ||
Enablers | ||
Closeness to the people | 87 | 65.2 |
Cheap drugs | 66 | 44.2 |
Good response to care | 16 | 11.0 |
Good rapport with the people | 13 | 8.9 |
No delay in accessing care | 10 | 6.8 |
Access to credit facility | 5 | 3.4 |
Barriers | ||
Sale of substandard/expired drugs | 52 | 35.6 |
Lack of training | 44 | 30.1 |
Low educational qualification | 28 | 19.2 |
Fear of side effects | 11 | 7.5 |
Lack of supervision | 9 | 6.2 |
Lack of experience | 6 | 4.1 |