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Table 3 Household distance to source of antimalarials

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

 

Number of households (percentage)

 

Drug Store

Drug store and general shop stocking AM

Health facility and shops stocking AM

Distance (km)

2001

2004

2001

2004

2001

2004

0–2

5191 (43)

5571 (46)

8976 (75)

7671 (64)

9254 (77)

8479 (71)

>2–10

5766 (48)

5309 (44)

3013 (25)

4044 (32)

2735 (23)

3379 (28)

>10

1048 (9)

1125 (9)

16 (0)

290 (2)

16 (0)

147 (1)