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Table 5 Summary of changes in access to malaria treatment from the public health sector

From: Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug dispensing outlets - a provider perspective

Dimension

Indicator

Difference

Change

Availability

Facilities per 1000 population

0.13 in 2004 vs. 0.11 in 2008 (p = 0.712)

 
 

Proportion of months in stock of anti-malarial drugs

Data not conclusive

 
 

Proportion of months in stock of the first-line anti-malarial

40% SP stock in 2006 vs. 81% ALu stock in 2008

(p < 0.001)

+

Affordability

Median price of an adult anti-malarial dose

SP TSH375 (in 2008 prices) in 2005 vs. SP TSH 300 in 2008 and ALu TSH300 in 2008

-

Accessibility

Population within 5 km from a facility

73% in 2004 to 70% in 2008

(p < 0.001)

-

 

Median distance from a household to a facility

2.2 km in 2004 vs. 2.3 km in 2008

(p = 0.457)

 

Utilization

Number of equivalent adult doses dispensed per day

79 in 2005 vs. 170 in 2008

+

 

Share of total sales through public health facilities

25% in 2005 vs. 30% in 2008

(p = 0.115)

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