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Table 4 Knowledge of drug store staff on the first line antimalarial and ACT dosing recommendations

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

 

ADDO regions

Non-ADDO regions

 

N

% (95% CI)

N

% (95% CI)

Could correctly state the first line antimalarial

133

99.5 (96.3–99.9)

119

91.5 (77.3–97.1)*

Could correctly state the dosing of a quality-assured ACT in adultsa

87

98.2 (92.1–99.6)

75

96.3 (89.6–98.7)

Could correctly state the dosing of a quality-assured ACT in childrena

78

90.5 (75.4–96.7)

69

95.0 (87.3–98.1)

  1. *Denotes p-value < 0.05
  2. aOutlet staff were asked about the correct dosing of a quality-assured ACT if they had at least one quality-assured ACT in stock on the day of visit