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Table 1 Selected Project Indicators

From: The ACTwatch project: methods to describe anti-malarial markets in seven countries

Category

Indicator description

Availability

Proportion of outlets that:

 

• Have in stock: any anti-malarial, specified anti-malarial categories

 

• Reported no disruption in stock of anti-malarials in the last three months

 

• Have either rapid diagnostic tests or microscopic blood testing facilities

Price

• Median price of a full adult course by anti-malarial category

 

• Household price of fever episode treated with an anti-malarial

Market Share

• Total volume of an anti-malarial category sold or distributed in the last week as a proportion of the total volume of all anti-malarials sold or distributed in the last week

Provider/wholesaler knowledge and behaviour

Proportion of providers that:

 

• Correctly state: the recommended first line treatment, the correct dosing regimen

 

• Can list at least one danger sign in a child that requires referral to a public health facility

Use

Proportion of children under five with fever in the past 2 weeks that:

 

• Received anti-malarial treatment, by anti-malarial category, and source, the same or next of fever onset, by socio-economic quintile

 

• Received a blood test for malaria the same or next day of fever onset

Caregiver knowledge and behaviour

Proportion of Caregivers that:

 

• Sought treatment for fever, by source, and reason(s) for this choice(s)

 

• Can name the first-line drug. Know a common brand of first-line ACT.

 

• Request a specific anti-malarial by category or brand name from providers.

 

• Express their opinion on the most effective malaria treatment for adults, by anti-malarial category

Supply chain structure

• Minimum and maximum number of steps in the distribution chain

 

• Proportion of wholesalers that engage in specified business practices

 

• Proportion of wholesalers that have specific categories of anti-malarials and RDTs in stock

 

• Median percent and absolute mark-up applied by wholesalers, and retailers, by anti-malarial category