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Table 1 Description of variables used in the model of anti-malarial price mark-ups

From: Determinants of price setting decisions on anti-malarial drugs at retail shops in Cambodia

Variables

Definition

Mean

Log Price Mark-Ups

Log of retail percent price mark-up on one adult equivalent treatment dose

3.81

Market characteristics

  

Concentration

Hirschman Herfindahl index on private and public sector anti-malarial sales volumes by marketa

0.33

High malaria risk (reference)

1 if market is at high malaria transmission risk

0.23

Moderate malaria risk

1 if market is at moderate malaria transmission risk

0.39

Low malaria risk

1 if market is at low malaria transmission risk

0.38

Remote (reference)

1 if market is remote (more than 4.5 h drive to closest commercial centre)

0.23

Moderately accessible

1 if market is moderately accessible (between 2.5 and 4.5 h drive)

0.43

Highly accessible

1 if market is accessible (less than 2.5 h drive)

0.33

Outlet characteristics

  

Located in areas without drug resistance (reference)

1 if area is without drug resistance

0.39

Located in areas with suspected/confirmed drug resistance

1 if area with resistance suspected or confirmed

0.61

Pharmacies/Clinical Pharmacies (reference)

1 if outlet is pharmacy/clinical pharmacy

0.24

Drug Shop

1 if outlet is drug store

0.22

Mobile Provider

1 if outlet is mobile provider

0.24

Grocery Store

1 if outlet grocery store

0.13

Village Shop

1 if outlet is village shop

0.16

Collects supplies from wholesaler

1 if none of the wholesalers deliver supplies to outlet

0.59

Receives supplies delivered by wholesalers

1 if at least one top supplier delivers

0.41

No years in operation

Number of years outlet has been in operation

10.7

No AETD sold in past 1 week

Number of adult equivalent treatment doses of anti-malarials sold in the previous week

2.19

Product characteristics

  

Tablet (reference)

1 if anti-malarial is in tablet form

0.89

Injectable

1 if anti-malarial is in injectable form

0.11

Not branded (reference)

1 if anti-malarial is unbranded generic

0.73

Branded

1 if anti-malarial is branded innovator or generic

0.27

Artesunate + Mefloquine (reference)

1 if anti-malarial is ACT artesunate + mefloquine

0.49

Artemether

1 is anti-malarial is artemether

0.06

Artesunate

1 if anti-malarial is artesunate

0.15

Chloroquine

1 if anti-malarial is chloroquine

0.07

Dihydroartemisinin

1 if anti-malarial is dihydroartemisinin

0.01

Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine

1 if anti-malarial is dihydroartemisin + piperaquine

0.05

Mefloquine

1 if anti-malarial is mefloquine

0.01

Quinine

1 if anti-malarial is quinine

0.12

Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine

1 if anti-malarial is sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine

0.24

Dihydroartemisinin + Piperaquine + Primaquine

1 if anti-malarial is ACT dihydroartemisin + piperaquine + primaquine

0.03

  1. ageographical definition of retail markets was set as the commune