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Table 3 Drugs sold to mystery shoppers and whether told the correct dose

From: Vendor-to-vendor education to improve malaria treatment by private drug outlets in Bungoma District, Kenya

Anti-malarial drug

Mystery shoppers who were sold the drug

Mystery shoppers who were told correct dose

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

AQ-based

180

(35.7)

46

(25.5)

CQ-based

75

(14.9)

5

(6.6)

SP-based

74

(14.7)

56

(75.7)

Other*

30

(6.0)

3

(10.0)

Not sold any drug

145

(28.8)

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Total

504

(100.0)

110

(30.6)

  1. Notes: AQ = amodiaquine (second-line drug); SP = sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (first-line drug); CQ = chloroquine (to be sold by prescription only). *Three were sold anti-malarials (e.g. quinine). Others were sold anti-biotics or anti-pyretics.