Table 2

Primary wholesale sources of antimalarial products to 876* retailers in the four study districts.

Totals

Pharmacies

Large Shops

Small Shops

Mobile vendors

0

12 (7.5%)

90 (14.0%)

General wholesalers-within district

0

56 (34.8%)

292 (45.3%)

General wholesaler-outside district

2 (2.9%)

64 (39.8%)

150 (23.3%)

Pharmaceutical wholesaler-within district

17 (24.3%)

11 (6.8%)

51 (7.9%)

Pharmaceutical wholesaler-outside district

47 (67.1%)

3 (1.9%)

13 (2.0%)

Pharmaceutical company

2 (2.9%)

3 (1.9%)

0

Drug representative

0

7 (4.3%)

5 (0.8%)

Unknown

2 (2.9%)

5 (3.1%)

44 (6.8%)

* Four small retailers were excluded from analysis since they remained closed even after three repeated visits.

Amin and Snow Malaria Journal 2005 4:36   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-36