Table 3 Regulatory characteristics of SDSs in the two districts (n = 213)

Number of shops surveyed

213

120

93

-

65

148

-

Shop and staff characteristics

Premises made of bricks or stone

210 (99)

119 (99)

91 (98)

0.4

64 (98)

146 (99)

0.08

Shops with separate dispensing room

46 (22)

19 (16)

27 (29)

0.02

28 (43)

18 (12)

<0.001

Shops selling household merchandise with medicines

50 (23)

26 (22)

24 (26)

0.5

13 (20)

37 (25)

0.4

Shops displaying any licenses on the wall

119 (56)

66 (55)

53 (58)

0.7

41 (63)

78 (53)

0.1

Shops with a pharmacy-qualified staff member¹

99 (46)

52 (43)

47 (51)

0.3

39 (60)

60 (41)

0.009

Staff knows name of main law governing pharmacy²

64 (30)

33 (27)

31 (33)

0.4

33 (51)

31 (21)

<0.001

Availability of materials and equipment

Shops with a prescription recording book

89 (42)

58 (48)

31 (33)

0.03

37 (57)

52 (35)

0.003

Shops with a working refrigerator available

25 (12)

13 (11)

12 (13)

0.6

18 (28)

7 (5)

<0.001

Shops with a narcotics cupboard available

39 (18)

26 (22)

13 (14)

0.2

24 (37)

15 (10)

<0.001

Frequency of regulatory inspection

Shops inspected within the last 12 months

182 (85)

104 (87)

78 (84)

0.6

58 (89)

124 (84)

0.3