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Table 1 Data collected on wholesale and retail sales volumes using recall and retail audit methods

From: Comparative analysis of two methods for measuring sales volumes during malaria medicine outlet surveys

 

Number of products surveyed (%)1

 

Wholesale SLS

Retail SLS

 

Anti-malarials

RDT

Anti-malarials

RDT

Total products surveyed

104 (100%)

34 (100%)

143 (100%)

42 (100%)

Recall method (RC)

  

Sales volume data collected

76 (73.1%)

26 (76.5%)

130 (91.0%)

41 (97.6%)

- Not remembered

17 (16.3%)

7 (21.6%)

3 (2.8%)

1 (2.4%)

- Refused

11 (10.6%)

1 (2.9%)

-

-

- Missing2

-

-

10 (7.0%)

-

Retail Audit method (RA)

  

Sales volumes data calculated (excluding negatives)

82 (78.8%)

29 (85.3%)

115 (80.4%)

35 (83.3%)

Sales volumes data calculated (including negatives)3

94 (90.4%)

31 (91.2%)

121 (84.6%)

39 (92.9%)

Stock data collected

96 (92.3%)

31 (91.2%)

121 (84.6%)

39 (92.9%)

- Refused

8 (7.7%)

3 (8.8%)

12 (8.4%)

3 (7.1%)

- Missing2

-

-

10 (7.0%)

-

Received quantities collected

103 (99.0%)

33 (97.1%)

133 (93.0%)

42 (100.0%)

- Refused

1 (1.0%)

1 (2.9%)

-

-

- Missing2

-

-

10 (7.0%)

 

Disposed quantities collected

101 (97.1%)

33 (97.1%)

133 (93.0%)

42 (100.0%)

- Refused

3 (2.9%)

1 (2.9%)

-

-

- Missing2

-

-

10 (7.0%)

 
  1. 1At the second visit of RA during which RC was implemented. 2missing strength data impeded calculation of data in terms of adult equivalent treatment doses. 3negative sales volume estimates were obtained when calculating (quantities in stock at 1st visit + quantities received in-between the 2 visits – quantities at 2nd visit – quantities disposed in-between the 2 visits), e.g. quantities stocked at second visit were higher than quantities stocked at first visit although shopkeepers did not report any quantities received. These negative estimates were excluded from the analysis.