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Table 1 Characteristics of surveyed outlets

From: Does anti-malarial drug knowledge predict anti-malarial dispensing practice in drug outlets? A survey of medicine retailers in western Kenya

Variables

N = 97

%

Type of retail outlet

  

Shop

n = 84

87%

Clinic

n = 13

13%

Location of retail outlet

  

Urban

n = 6

6%

Rural

n = 91

94%

Operating hours

  

< 8 hours per day

n = 3

3%

8 - 10 hours per day

n = 54

56%

> 10 hours per day

n = 39

40%

Open on Saturday

n = 82

85%

Open on Sunday

n = 41

42%

Number of staff -- Mean (min - max)

1.64 (1–6)

 

Number who dispense -- Mean (min - max)

1.35 (1–3)