Table 7 Provider practices on ACT by outlet type
Public | Private | Not-for-profit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 126) | (n = 96) | (n = 66) | ||
Request for written prescription | Yes | 109 (86.3%) | 22 (22.8%) | 52 (79.1%) |
No | 17 (13.7%) | 74 (77.2%) | 14 (21.2%) | |
Prescribes AL | Yes | 86 (67.9%) | 13 (37.6%) | 19 (29.1%) |
No | 40 (31.6%) | 83 (72.4%) | 47 (70.9%) | |
Sells partial packs of AL | Yes | 1 (1.0%) | 79 (82.3%) | 8 (12.1%) |
No | 125 (99.0%) | 17 (17.7%) | 58 (87.9%) | |
Advice given when dispensing AL | ||||
Take first dose immediately | 50 (39.7%) | 8 (8.0%) | 7 (11.2%) | |
Need for adherence to timing | 9 (7.1%) | 21 (21.8%) | 53 (81.1%) | |
Verbal description of treatment course | 1(1.0%) | 5 (5.2%) | 1 (1.0%) | |
Side effects | 11 (8.7%) | 10 (10.4%) | - | |
Drug interactions | - | - | 1 (1.0%) | |
Importance of adherence to treatment course | 45 (35.7%) | 3 (3.0%) | 3 (4.9%) | |
Taking with a lot of fluids | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Others | 2 (1.6%) | 15 (15.6%) | - | |
None given | 7 (5.6%) | 35 (36.5%) | 1 (1.9%) | |