Decreased availability of antimalarials in the private sector following the policy change from chloroquine to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania

Table 1 Number of shops selling drugs and antimalarials.

Location	Population		General shops stocking drugs			Drug Stores			General shops stocking AM			Total of AM stocking shops
	2001	2004	2001	2004	Change (%)	2001	2004	Change (%)	2001	2004	Change (%)	2001	2004	Change (%)
Ulanga DSS
Idunda	1736	1837	6	5	-17	0	0		1	0	-100	1	0	-100
Igota	1419	1533	6	6	0	0	0		2	0	-100	2	0	-100
Igumbiro	2056	2311	9	10	11	0	0		1	2	100	1	2	100
Iragua	3547	3704	6	8	33	0	1		1	1	0	1	2	100
Kichangani	3119	3103	13	13	0	0	0		1	0	-100	1	0	-100
Kidugalo	1695	2539	7	3	-57	0	0		4	0	-100	4	0	-100
Kivukoni	5634	5612	22	25	14	1	0	-100	4	3	-25	5	3	-40
Lupiro	3591	4009	24	23	-4	1	1	0	0	2		1	3	200
Mavimba	2268	2417	11	15	36	0	0		1	1	0	1	1	0
Milola	1277	1282	3	5	67	0	1		1	0	-100	1	1	0
Minepa	1955	1964	9	7	-22	0	0		2	1	-50	2	1	-50
Nakafulu	1079	919	6	7	17	0	0		0	0		0	0
Sub-total	29376	31230	122	127	4	2	3	50	18	10	-44	20	13	-35
Kilombero DSS
Idete	4657	4661	9	18	100	1	1	0	1	0	-100	2	1	-50
Igima	3210	3793	17	21	24	1	4	300	12	3	-75	13	7	-46
Ikule	1571	2244	10	12	20	1	3	200	4	0	-100	5	3	-40
Kisegese	1113	1370	5	9	80	0	0		3	2	-33	3	2	-33
Lukolongo	3526	3821	9	6	-33	0	0		1	1	0	1	1	0
Mbingu	4928	5380	14	24	71	1	1	0	7	5	-29	8	6	-25
Mchombe	4006	4452	30	37	23	2	3	50	9	0	-100	11	3	-73
Miwangani	1446	1702	7	9	29	0	0		2	2	0	2	2	0
Mkangawalo	4426	4675	15	16	7	1	1	0	9	0	-100	10	1	-90
Mngeta	3218	3399	14	13	-7	0	2		2	1	-50	2	3	50
Mpofu	1673	1897	1	1	0	0	0		0	0		0	0
Namawala	2799	3675	19	19	0	1	1	0	5	0	-100	6	1	-83
Njagi	1597	1678	5	6	20	0	0		2	0	-100	2	0	-100
Sub-total	38170	42747	155	191	23	8	16	100	57	14	-75	65	30	-54
Total DSS	67546	73977	277	318	15	10	19	90	75	24	-68	85	43	-49
Ifakara*		45726		142			10			5			15

Data for the DSS villages of Kilombero and Ulanga Districts and Ifakara town. Ifakara population: National census 2002.

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