Table 3 The median prices and drug treatment costs of anti-malarial drugs in the surveyed retail outlets, across categories
| Â | Drug price (Naira) | Treatment cost (Naira) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Median | Range | Median | Range | Mean | 95% CI |
Anti-malarial drugs | 350 | 30-2,100 | 420 | 50-4,800 | 496.77 | 478.03-515.51 |
ACT | 450 | 100-1,150 | 500 | 100-2,600 | 575.78 | 557.48-594.08 |
Monotherapy | 150 | 30-2,100 | 175 | 50-4,800 | 285.86 | 244.60-327.12 |
AMFm | 300 | 100-450 | 345 | 100-1,700 | 349.82 | 335.82-363.81 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 350 | 50/1,550 | 420 | 60–2,670 | 500.49 | 476.56-524.42 |
Female | 350 | 30/2,100 | 410 | 50-4,800 | 492.07 | 462.23-521.91 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Under 5 | 300 | 100/1,250 | 450 | 100-2,250 | 556.24 | 470.49-641.98 |
5-12Â yrs | 250 | 70/900 | 320 | 70-1,400 | 397.39 | 351.83- 442.95 |
over 12 | 350 | 30/2,100 | 420 | 50-4,800 | 502.08 | 481.59-522.58 |
Treatment mode | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Prescription | 490 | 70/2,100 | 560 | 90-4,800 | 678.25 | 619.73-736.77 |
Outlet treatment | 350 | 60/1,900 | 450 | 70-1,900 | 508.99 | 485.86-532.14 |
Self-medication | 300 | 30/1,550 | 320 | 50-2,670 | 415.78 | 389.62-532.14 |
Outlet type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Pharmacy | 350 | 30/2,100 | 450 | 50-4,800 | 548.61 | 521.61- 575.61 |
Patent medicine vendor | 300 | 70/1,500 | 380 | 70-1,650 | 416.67 | 395.20-438.14 |