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Table 3 Showing the sources of drugs that failed quality tests by type of provider

From: Quality of anti-malarial drugs provided by public and private healthcare providers in south-east Nigeria

 

Dihydroartemesinin

N = 1

n (%)

Quinine

N = 13

n (%)

(SP)

N = 44

n (%)

Chloroquine

N = 2

n (%)

Patent medicine dealers

0

7 (53.9%)

23 (52.5%)

0

Pharmacy shops

0

3 (23.1%)

13 (29.6%)

0

Private hospital

1 (100)

1 (7.7%)

0 (0)

0

Public Hospital

0

0 (0)

4 (9.1%)

2 (100%)

Primary healthcare centers

0

2 (15.4%)

4 (9.1%)

0

Total

1 (100)

13 (100)

44 (100)

2 (100%)

  1. Χ2 for urban rural differences in failed drugs = 51.24, df = 12, p < .0001.