Insights into the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria in Ghana: the role of caregivers and licensed chemical sellers in four regions

Table 2 Access to, and affordability of AMFm ACTs as measured by proximity, price, and availability in the study sites

Characteristics	Districts					Total	Chi square	P value
Characteristics	Asante-Akim North	Asante-Akim South	Shama	Kpone Katamanso District	West Gonja	Total	Chi square	P value
Total number of LCS per district	N = 36 (%)	N = 34 (%)	N = 36 (%)	N = 34 (%)	N = 9 (%)	149
LCS distance to the health facility (proximity)
Up to 100 m	8 (22.2)	11 (32.4)	2 (5.6)	8 (23.5)	3 (33.3)	32 (21.5)	8.643	0.071
More than 100 m	28 (77.8)	23 (67.6)	34 (94.4)	26 (76.5)	6 (66.7)	117 (78.5)	8.643	0.071
Pricing of ACTs	N = 20	N = 20	^†	N = 20	N = 27
Affordable (GHC 1.5 or less)^a	16 (80.0)	11 (55.0)	^†	14 (70.0)	17 (63.0)	58 (66.7)	3.092	0.378
Not affordable (more than GHC 1.5)	4 (20.0)	9 (35.0)	^†	6 (30.0)	10 (37.0)	29 (33.3)	3.092	0.378
Availability of AMFm ACTs	N = 20 (%)	N = 21 (%)	N = 22 (%)	N = 20 (%)	N = 8 (%)	91
ACTs with green leaf logo	5 (25.0)	5 (23.8)	6 (27.3)	4 (20.0)	0 (0.0)	20 (22.0)	2.806	0.591
Others	15 (75.0)	16 (76.2)	16 (72.7)	16 (80.0)	8 (100)	71 (78.0)	2.806	0.591

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