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Table 1 Selected responses to exit customer interviews performed in drugstores, duka la dawa baridi, in Tanzania.

From: "Practical knowledge" and perceptions of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among drugsellers in Tanzanian private drugstores

 

Number of respondents

 

(N = 350)

 

n (%)

The respondent reported that he/she:

 

Had bought antibiotics (excluding SP*)

84 (24)

Bought drugs for someone else

151 (43)

Had seen health worker

104 (30)

Said that the health worker seen was a doctor

79 (23)

Had a prescription

94 (27)

Could afford all drugs prescribed/recommended

316 (90)

The respondent reported that he/she was:

 

Told how to use the drug

327 (93)

Given both oral and written information

231 (66)

The respondent reported that he/she was informed about:

 

The name of the drug

168 (48)

The strength of the drug

16 (5)

How many times a day to take the drug

312 (89)

The duration of treatment

220 (63)

To take drug with or without food

95 (27)

Side effects

10 (3)

Interactions with other medicines

5 (1)

Not to share drug with others

6 (2)

How to store the drug

27 (8)

To keep out of reach of children

60 (17)

The knowledge of the drugseller was ranked as:

 

Very high

44 (13)

High

216 (62)

Medium

67 (19)

Low

13 (4)

  1. *Sulfadoxine Pyrimethamine