Table 1 Profile of drug sellers and drug outlets visited by region
Characteristics | Kilimanjaro n = 180 n (%) | Mbeya n = 169 n (%) | Mwanza n = 323 n (%) | Overall n = 672 n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 157 (87.22) | 141 (83.43) | 229 (70.90) | 527 (78.42) |
Male | 23 (12.78) | 28 (16.57) | 94 (29.10) | 145 (21.58) | |
Age | < 18 yrs | 5 (2.78) | 1 (0.59) | 1 (0.31) | 7 (1.04) |
> = 18 yrs | 175 (97.22) | 168 (99.41) | 322 (99.69) | 665 (98.96) | |
Drug outlet level | ADDO | 161 (89.44) | 137 (81.07) | 261 (80.80) | 559 (83.13) |
pharmacy | 19 (10.56) | 32 (18.93) | 62 (19.20) | 113 (16.82) | |
Organization | Poor | 1 (0.56) | 15 (8.88) | 31 (9.60) | 47 (6.99) |
Adequate | 134 (74.44) | 136 (80.47) | 237 (73.37) | 507 (75.45) | |
Excellent | 45 (25.00) | 18 (10.65) | 55 (17.03) | 118 (17.56) | |
Display certificates | No | 47 (26.11) | 64 (37.87) | 131 (40.56) | 242 (36.01) |
Yes | 133 (73.89) | 105 (62.15) | 192 (59.44) | 430 (63.99) | |
Seller wore ID | No | 176 (97.78) | 168 (99.41) | 315 (97.52) | 659 (98.07) |
Yes | 4 (2.22) | 1 (0.59) | 8 (2.43) | 13 (1.93) | |