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Table 3 Characteristics of staff employed at the time of the survey of drug stores interviewed

From: An assessment of the malaria-related knowledge and practices of Tanzania’s drug retailers: exploring the impact of drug store accreditation

 

ADDO regions (N = 133)

Non-ADDO regions (N = 119)

Number of staff who usually dispense drugs (median and interquartile range)

1 [1, 2]

1 [1, 2]

Percentage (95% CI) of outlets with at least onea:

 Person with a health-related qualification

96.1 (89.1–98.7)

96.2 (86.6–99.0)

 Pharmacist

5.6 (2.2–13.6)

4.7 (1.8–11.6)

 Pharmacy technician

6.1 (3.2–11.2)

5.9 (2.5–13.2)

 Medical doctor

13.0 (8.3–19.9)

7.8 (3.8–15.4)

 Assistant medical officer/Clinical officer/Assistant clinical officer

17.7 (12.0–25.4)

11.2 (7.1–17.2)

 Nurse/midwife

7.2 (3.2–15.3)

13.3 (7.2–23.3)

 Nurse assistant

64.2 (54.6–72.9)

59.1 (49.7–67.8)

 Person who finished secondary school

87.8 (77.7–93.7)

89.3 (82.4–93.7)

  1. *Denotes p-value < 0.05
  2. aIncluding the owner