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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the 168 of study participants in the veterinary drug outlets

From: Expiry of veterinary medicines in supply outlets in Central Uganda: prevalence, management and associated factors

Variable

Categories

Frequency

n (%)

Type of supplier

retail

n (%)

137 (81.6)

Wholesale

n (%)

31 (18.4)

District

Mukono

24 (14.3)

24 (100)

0

Wakiso

60 (35.7)

60 (100)

0

Kampala

44 (26.2)

15 (34.1)

29 (66)

Mpigi

20 (11.9)

18 (90)

2(10)

Buikwe

6 (3.6)

6 (100)

0

Luwero

14 (8.3)

14 (100)

0

Sex

Male

68 (40.48)

56 (82.4)

12 (17.7)

Female

100 (59.5)

81 (81)

19 (19)

Position

Pharmacist

14 (8.3)

8 (57.1)

6 (42.9)

Stores manager

1 (0.6)

1(100)

0

Manager

35 (20.8)

29 (82.9)

6 (17.1)

Owner

26 (15.5)

22 (84.6)

4 (15.4)

Salesperson

92 (54.8)

7 7 (83.7)

15 (16.3)

Education level

Certificate

98 (58.3)

98 (100)

0

Diploma

45 (26.8)

38 (84.4)

7 (15.6)

Degree and above

25 (14.9)

1 (4)

24 (96)

Years spent in the business

 ≤ 5 years

108 (64.3)

91 (84.3)

17 (15.7)

6–10 years

39 (23.2)

31 (79.5)

8 (20.5)

˃10 years

21 (12.5)

15 (71.4)

6 (28.6)

  1. This table shows the sociodemographic characteristics, stratified by the type of supplier. Most participants resided and had their business located in Wakiso district (60/168, 35.7%). Overall, majority of the participants interviewed were retailers (137/168, 81.5%)