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Drugs sold to mystery shoppers, by programme status and type of outlet (in %) |
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| Drugs sold |
Informed outlets |
Control outlets |
All outlets |
Signif.* |
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| Shop/Kiosk |
(n = 136) |
(n = 238) |
(n = 374) |
.000 |
| SP |
31.6 |
2.5 |
13.1 |
|
| AQ |
28.7 |
33.2 |
31.6 |
|
| CQ |
5.1 |
18.9 |
13.9 |
|
| Other anti-malarial |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
| Not an anti-malarial |
5.9 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
|
| Not sold any drug |
28.7 |
38.2 |
34.8 |
|
| Pharmacy/Chemist |
(n = 54) |
(n = 38) |
(n = 92) |
.352 |
| SP |
24.1 |
23.7 |
23.9 |
|
| AQ |
48.1 |
63.2 |
54.3 |
|
| CQ |
20.4 |
10.5 |
16.3 |
|
| Other anti-malarial |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
| Not an anti-malarial |
5.6 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
|
| Not sold any drug |
1.9 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
|
| Private Clinic |
(n = 12) |
(n = 26) |
(n = 38) |
.369 |
| SP |
16.7 |
3.8 |
7.9 |
|
| AQ |
33.3 |
30.8 |
31.6 |
|
| CQ |
8.3 |
26.9 |
21.1 |
|
| Other anti-malarial |
0.0 |
7.7 |
5.3 |
|
| Not an anti-malarial |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
| Not sold any drug |
41.7 |
30.8 |
34.2 |
|
| Total |
(n = 202) |
(n = 302) |
(n = 504) |
.000 |
| SP |
28.7 |
5.3 |
14.7 |
|
| AQ |
34.2 |
36.8 |
35.7 |
|
| CQ |
9.4 |
18.5 |
14.9 |
|
| Other anti-malarial |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
|
| Not an anti-malarial |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
|
| Not sold any drug |
22.3 |
33.1 |
28.8 |
|
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Notes: SP = sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (recommended first-line drug); Amodiaquine (second-line drug only); Chloroquine (not recommended, to be sold by prescription only); Other anti-malarial (quinine, etc.); Not an anti-malarial (anti-pyretics or anti-biotics only). *Based on Pearson chi-square. | ||||
Tavrow et al. Malaria Journal 2003 2:10 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-2-10 |
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