|
No. of drugs prescribed
|
2 (1‑7)
|
3 (1‑8)
|
˂ 0.001
|
|
No. of drugs dispensed
|
1 (0‑3)
|
2 (0‑6)
|
˂ 0.001
|
|
Percent of drugs dispensed
|
50 (0‑100)
|
66.7 (0‑100)
|
0.984
|
|
No. of visits in the previous 3 months
|
4 (1‑15)
|
3 (1‑20)
|
0.012
|
|
No. of visits during which patients found all the prescribed drugs
|
1 (0‑9)
|
1 (0‑15)
|
0.552
|
|
Percent of visits where all drugs were found
|
27.5 (0‑100)
|
33.3 (0‑100)
|
0.645
|
|
Geographical accessibility
| |
|
(N = 138) (%)
|
(N = 138) (%)
|
P value*
|
|
Less than an hour
|
137 (99.3)
|
138 (100)
|
1
|
|
More than an hour
|
1 (0.7)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Cultural acceptability
|
|
A belief that herbal treatment is better than drugs
|
|
Yes
|
42 (30.4)
|
31 (22.5)
|
0.197
|
|
No
|
96 (69.6)
|
107 (77.5)
|
|
A belief that private pharmacies drugs are better than PHC drugs
|
|
Yes
|
33 (23.9)
|
14 (10.2)
|
0.009
|
|
No
|
105 (76.1)
|
124 (89.8)
|
