Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Facility type (n = 26) | Tertiary/teaching hospital | 2 | 7.7 |
General hospital | 15 | 57.7 | |
Primary hospital | 9 | 34.6 | |
Public supply agency (hubs) | 2 | - | |
Store manager (n = 26) | Pharmacistb | 20 | 77 |
Druggistb | 5 | 19.2 | |
Nurse | 1 | 3.8 | |
Work experience of store manager (years) (n = 26) |  ≤ 2 | 6 | 23.1 |
3–5 | 11 | 42.3 | |
 > 5 | 9 | 34.6 | |
Product categories (n = 28 drug formulations on EML) | CVD medicines | 19 | 67.8 |
Antidiabetics | 5 | 17.9 | |
Paracetamol products | 4 | 14.3 | |
Antidiabetics (n = 5) | Insulin products | 3 | 60 |
Oral hypoglycemic agents | 2 | 40 | |
CVD medicines (n = 19) | ACEIs/ARB | 3 | 15.8 |
Beta- blockers | 3 | 15.8 | |
Diuretics | 4 | 21.1 | |
Statins | 3 | 15.8 | |
Digoxin products | 2 | 10.5 | |
Calcium channel products | 2 | 10.5 | |
Othersa | 2 | 10.5 |