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Table 2 Median private sector price of malaria testing and anti-malarials

From: Private sector role, readiness and performance for malaria case management in Uganda, 2015

 

Private for-profit facility

Pharmacy

Drug store

Private sector total

Median [IQR](N of products)

Median [IQR](N of products)

Median [IQR](N of products)

Median [IQR](N of products)

Median price of a package of

 Adult QA AL

$1.62 [1.29–2.26] (664)

$1.29 [0.97–1.62] (670)

$1.62 [1.29–1.62] (1269)

$1.62 [1.29–1.94] (2603)

 Pediatric QA AL

$0.65 [0.32–0.97] (84)

$0.48 [0.32–0.97] (134)

$0.32 [0.29–0.48] (173)

$0.39 [0.32–0.58] (391)

Median price of tablet AETD

 QAACT

$1.94 [1.29–3.23] (1365)

$1.28 [$0.97–$1.94] (1467)

$1.55 [$0.97–$1.94] (2446)

$1.62 [$1.13–$1.94] (4811)

 SP

$0.65 [0.48–0.81] (605)

$0.48 [0.48–0.65] (587)

$0.48 [0.48–0.65] (1122)

$0.48 [0.48–0.65] (2314)

Median price of an ampoule

 Quinine injection

$0.81 [0.48–1.13] (691)

$0.48 [0.32–0.81] (453)

$0.81 [0.32–0.65] (307)

$0.97 [0.48–0.97] (1451)

 Artemether injection

$0.97 [0.81–1.62] (455)

$0.54 [0.39–0.65] (393)

$0.81 [0.48–0.97] (162)

$0.97 [0.65–1.29] (1010)

Median price of a microscopy

 Adult

$0.97 [0.65–0.97] (409)

$1.62 [0.97–1.62] (8)

$0.65 [0.48–0.97] (19)

$0.97 [0.65–0.97] (436)

 Child under age five

$0.97 [0.65–0.97] (410)

$1.62 [0.97–1.62] (8)

$0.65 [0.48–0.97] (18)

$0.81 [0.65–0.97] (436)

Median price of RDT

 Adult

$0.97 [0.65–0.97] (513)

$0.97 [0.32–0.97] (44)

$0.65 [0.65–0.97] (390)

$0.81 [0.65–0.97] (947)

 Child under five

$0.97 [0.65–0.97] (514)

$0.97 [0.32–0.97] (44)

$0.65 [0.65–0.97] (391)

$0.81 [0.65–0.97] (949)