Table 2

Percent of outlets having various anti-malarial drugs in stock, by programme status and type of outlet


Drugs in stock
Informed outlets
Control outlets
All outlets
Signif*

Shops/Kiosks (n = 187)
CQ
22.1
42.0
34.8
.006
     Informed = 68
SP
47.1
6.7
21.4
.000
     Control = 119
AQ
76.5
79.0
78.1
.689
Pharmacies (n = 46)
CQ
70.4
63.2
67.4
.607
     Informed = 27
SP
92.6
94.7
.93.5
.772
     Control = 19
AQ
92.6
94.7
93.5
.772
Private clinics (n = 19)
CQ
0.0
53.8
36.8
.024
     Informed = 6
SP
100.0
69.2
78.9
.126
     Control = 13
AQ
83.3
69.2
73.7
.516
All outlets (n = 252)
CQ
33.7
45.7
40.9
.057
     Informed = 101
SP
62.4
23.2
38.9
.000
     Control = 151
AQ
81.2
80.1
80.6
.836

Notes: CQ = chloroquine (to be sold by prescription only); SP = sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (first-line drug); AQ = amodiaquine (second-line drug); *From Pearson chi-square.

Tavrow et al. Malaria Journal 2003 2:10   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-2-10