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Table 2 Descriptive results of ADDO survey: shop level characteristics

From: Diffusion of subsidized ACTs in accredited drug shops in Tanzania: determinants of stocking and characteristics of early and late adopters

  

Mean/%

N

 

356

Competition

  
 

Distance to Nearest ADDO

3.17 (Range:.10,38.89)

 

Number of ADDOs Within 3km

8.58 (Range:.0, 35)

 

Distance to Nearest RCH Clinic

2.23 (Range: .02, 130.4)

 

Number of RCH Clinics Within 5km

1.85 (Range: 0, 7)

 

Degree

2.37

 

Betweenness

7.62

Demand

  
 

Population Within 5km

12090

 

Number of Customers on Previous Day

25.05

 

Number of Customers Presenting for Malaria on Previous Day

4.56

 

Percent Customers Presenting for Malaria

19.79%

Supply

  

Frequency of Ordering

  
 

Every Week

5.58%

 

Twice a month

29.88%

 

Once a month

43.43%

 

Every Two Months

11.16%

 

Every Three Months

7.97%

 

Don’t Know/No Set Schedule

1.99%

Amount Ordered

  
 

1 week

3.59%

 

2 weeks

28.69%

 

1 month

45.02%

 

2 months

12.35%

 

3 months

6.77%

 

Don’t Know

3.59%

Supplier Location

  
 

Dar Es Salaam

9.16%

 

Masasi town

5.58%

 

Mbeya

10.36%

 

Mtwara town

25.10%

 

Sumbawanga

49.80%

Qualifications

  
 

Doctor Present

12.20%

 

Pharmacist Present

1.65%

 

Nurse or Midwife Present

65.02%

  1. Means are presented for ordinal and continuous variables. Percentages are presented for categorical variables.