Table 2 Percentage distribution of respondents by their dispensing practice of ECP
S.N | Practice Variables | Response | Percentage distribution of respondents n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Have you ever dispensed ECP? | Yes | 225 (99.1) |
No | 2 (0.9) | ||
2 | Which brand of ECP is sold the most? | I Pill | 129 (56.8) |
E-72 | 25 (11.0) | ||
ECON | 28 (12.3) | ||
Unwanted 72 | 35 (15.4) | ||
Max 72 | 10 (4.4) | ||
Feminor | 0 | ||
Others | 0 | ||
3 | On average, how many ECPs do you dispense every day? | 1 to 10 | 151 (66.5) |
11 to 20 | 63 (27.8) | ||
21 to 30 | 11 (4.8) | ||
31 to 40 | 1 (0.4) | ||
41 to 50 | 1 (0.4) | ||
Above | 0 | ||
4 | Who are the most frequent clients? | Teenagers | 132 (58.1) |
Adult women | 49 (21.6) | ||
Adult men | 46 (20.3) | ||
5 | Most often the products are sold on? | Patient Request | 204 (89.9) |
Patient approaches with prescription | 16 (7.0) | ||
On your recommendations | 7 (3.1) | ||
6 | Source of information | Medical Representative (MR) | 66 (29.1) |
Text Book | 99 (43.6) | ||
Training | 44 (19.4) | ||
Internet | 18 (7.9) | ||
7 | Do you feel ECPs should be categorized under OTC drug? | Yes | 70 (30.8) |
No | 123 (54.2) | ||
Don’t Know | 34 (15.0) | ||
8 | Received formal training /education on dispensing of ECP | >  1 year back | 56 (24.7) |
< 1 year back | 24 (10.6) | ||
Not received | 147 (64.8) | ||
9 | Do you think counseling is an important role of dispensers before dispensing ECPs | Yes | 209 (92.1) |
No | 9 (4.0) | ||
Don’t Know | 9 (4.0) | ||
10 | Do you counsel all ECP users while dispensing? | Yes | 159 (70.0) |
No | 68 (30.0) | ||
11 | Do you counsel on the mechanism of action of ECPs? | Yes | 105 (46.3) |
No | 122 (53.7) | ||
12 | Do you counsel the time at which ECPs should be taken? | Yes | 167 (73.6) |
No | 60 (26.4) | ||
13 | Do you counsel on the side effects of ECPs? | Yes | 151 (66.5) |
No | 76 (33.5) | ||
Summary of Selected Practice Variables | |||
(Mean Score) | Number | % | |
Poor Practice (≤0.5) | 57 | 25.1 | |
Good Practice (> 0.5) | 170 | 74.9 | |
Total | 227 | 100.0 | |