Table 1 Characterizing drug shop attendants and care-seekers of children under five years seeking care from retail drug shops
Drug seller Characteristics | Mbarara (N = 40) | Bushenyi (N = 34) |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | P-value* | ||
Who attends to the drug shop | Â | ||||
 Owner | 10 (25.6) | 22 (64.7) | < 0.00 | ||
Highest level of training for drug shop attendant interviewed | |||||
 Clinical Officer | 8 (20.0) | 5 (14.7) |  | ||
 Nurse/Midwife | 24 (60.0) | 20 (58.8) | 0.73 | ||
 Others* | 8 (20.0) | 9 (26.4) |  | ||
Monthly salary earnings for drug shop attendants interviewed | |||||
 USD 9 – USD 44 | 24 (80.0) | 34 (100.0) |  | ||
 USD 45 – USD 88 | 16 (20.0) | 0 (0.00 | < 0.00 | ||
Care-seekers’ characteristics (Exit interviews) | Mbarara (N = 212) | Bushenyi (N = 216) |  | ||
| Â | n (%) | 95% CI (in %) | n (%) | 95% CI (in %) | P-value* |
Highest level of education of care-seeker | |||||
 University | 2 (0.95 | [0.2, 3.7] | 4 (1.8) | [0.69, 4.8] |  |
 Tertiary | 2 (0.9) | [0.2, 3.7] | 13 (6.0) | [3.51, 10.1] |  |
 High School | 7 (3.3) | [1.5, 6.8] | 7 (3.2) | [1.54, 6.6] |  |
 O-Level | 59 (28.1) | [22.4, 34.5 | 76 (35.1) | [29.07, 41.8] | < 0.00 |
 Primary | 123 (58.5) | [51.7, 65.0] | 109 (50.4) | [43.79, 57.1] |  |
 None | 17 (8.1) | [5.0, 12.6] | 7 (3.2) | [1.54, 6.6] |  |
Employment status of care-seeker | (n = 209) |  | (n = 214) |  |  |
Unemployed | 8 (3.8) | [1.9, 7.4] | 40 (18.6) | [13.92, 24.4] | Â |
Housewife | 25 (11.9) | [8.1, 17.0] | 53 (24.6) | [19.32, 30.8] | < 0.00 |
Self-employed | 92 (43.8) | [37.2, 50.6] | 87 (40.4) | [34.07, 47.1] | Â |
Civil Servant | 5 (2.3) | [0.9, 5.6] | 5 (2.3) | [0.96, 5.4] | Â |
Others | 80 (38.1) | [31.7, 44.8] | 29 (13.4) | [9.51, 18.7] | Â |