Table 1 Characteristics of private drug outlets in Kisumu County, 2021
Variable | Frequency | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
Location | ||
Urban (Kisumu Central sub-county) | 60 | 85.7 |
Rural (Seme sub-county) | 10 | 14.3 |
Basic infrastructure | ||
Electricity | 69 | 98.6 |
Safe drinking water | 36 | 51.4 |
Thermometer | 28 | 40.0 |
Weighing scale | 22 | 31.4 |
All basic infrastructure | 12 | 17.1 |
AL Stock-out | ||
No | 67 | 95.7 |
Yes | 3 | 4.3 |
Diagnostic services available | ||
Yes | 35 | 50.0 |
No | 35 | 50.0 |
Overall daily workload | ||
High (100 + clients) | 6 | 8.6 |
Moderate (50–99) | 15 | 21.4 |
Low (< 50 clients) | 49 | 70.0 |
Malaria workload | ||
≤ 5 suspected cases | 26 | 37.1 |
> 5 suspected cases | 44 | 69.2 |
Good documentation | 46 | 65.7 |
Recently supervised/inspected | 14 | 20.0 |
Recently supervised by CHMT | 6 | 8.6 |
Recently inspected by PPB | 11 | 15.7 |
Staff age group | ||
30–39 years | 30 | 42.9 |
20–29 years | 27 | 38.6 |
40–49 years | 8 | 11.4 |
50–59 years | 5 | 7.1 |
Staff highest education level | ||
Diploma | 50 | 71.4 |
Bachelor’s degree | 14 | 20.0 |
Secondary school certificate | 5 | 7.2 |
Post-graduate diploma | 1 | 1.4 |
Malaria case management training | ||
Recent (after 2016) | 34 | 48.6 |
2014–2016 | 17 | 24.3 |
None | 19 | 27.1 |