Table 1 PPMV Shop characteristics (Source: Shop survey)a
From: Management of paediatric illnesses by patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria
Health training n (%) | No health training (%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge of shop workers and owners | |||
Named most effective treatment for malaria | 39 (73.6) | 135 (68.5) | |
Named most effective treatment for diarrhoea | 15 (32.0) | 63 (28.3) | |
Named most effective treatment for pneumonia | 0 (0.0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | |
Drug stockingb | |||
Stocked ACTc for malaria treatment | 38 (71.7) | 144 (73.9) | |
Stocked ORSd for diarrhoea treatment | 45 (84.9) | 146 (74.9) | |
State | |||
Kogi | 21 (39.6) | 103 (52.3) | |
Kwara | 32 (60.4) | 94 (47.7) | |
Location | |||
Urban | 11 (20.8) | 59 (30.0) | |
Peri-urban | 17 (32.1) | 68 (34.5) | |
Rural | 25 (47.2) | 70 (35.5) | |
Male respondentse | 28 (52.8) | 117 (60.3) | |
Age of respondentb mean ± SD (years) | 40.0 ± 1.7 | 31.0 ± 7.5 | 0.000 |
Religiona | |||
Christian | 36 (67.9) | 115 (59.0) | |
Muslim | 17 (32.1) | 80 (41.0) | |
Education | 0.000 | ||
Primary | 1 (1.9) | 12 (6.1) | |
Secondary | 2 (3.8) | 139 (70.6) | |
Post-secondary | 50 (94.3) | 46 (23.4) | |
Profession/Formal health trainingb | |||
Current PPMV apprentice or no training | - | 57 (32.3) | |
Finished PPMV apprentice | - | 132 (67.7) | |
CHEWf | 28 (52.8) | - | |
Laboratory technician | 4 (7.6) | - | |
Pharmacist | 3 (5.7) | - | |
Nurse or midwife | 18 (34.0) | - | |
Mean years of experience working at a PPMV shopb | 16.7 ± 1.6 | 10.5 ± 0.6 | 0.000 |
Proportion of household income from PPMV shop | |||
Half or less | 30 (56.6) | 89 (45.2) | |
More than half | 23 (43.4) | 108 (54.8) | |
Shop sells wholesale drugsg | 8 (15.1) | 37 (18.9) | |
Member of PCN | 11 (20.8) | 35 (17.8) | |
Shop offers tests or examinations to customers | 28 (52.8 %) | 59 (30.3 %) | 0.002 |
Participated in any trainings in past 12 months | 36 (69.2 %) | 124 (66.3 %) | |
Number of observations | 53 | 197 | |