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Table 2 Access to, and affordability of AMFm ACTs as measured by proximity, price, and availability in the study sites

From: Insights into the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria in Ghana: the role of caregivers and licensed chemical sellers in four regions

Characteristics

Districts

Total

Chi square

P value

Asante-Akim North

Asante-Akim South

Shama

Kpone Katamanso District

West Gonja

Total number of LCS per district

N = 36 (%)

N = 34 (%)

N = 36 (%)

N = 34 (%)

N = 9 (%)

149

  

LCS distance to the health facility (proximity)

 Up to 100 m

8 (22.2)

11 (32.4)

2 (5.6)

8 (23.5)

3 (33.3)

32 (21.5)

8.643

0.071

 More than 100 m

28 (77.8)

23 (67.6)

34 (94.4)

26 (76.5)

6 (66.7)

117 (78.5)

Pricing of ACTs

N = 20

N = 20

†

N = 20

N = 27

   

 Affordable (GHC 1.5 or less)a

16 (80.0)

11 (55.0)

†

14 (70.0)

17 (63.0)

58 (66.7)

3.092

0.378

 Not affordable (more than GHC 1.5)

4 (20.0)

9 (35.0)

†

6 (30.0)

10 (37.0)

29 (33.3)

Availability of AMFm ACTs

N = 20 (%)

N = 21 (%)

N = 22 (%)

N = 20 (%)

N = 8 (%)

91

  

 ACTs with green leaf logo

5 (25.0)

5 (23.8)

6 (27.3)

4 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

20 (22.0)

2.806

0.591

 Others

15 (75.0)

16 (76.2)

16 (72.7)

16 (80.0)

8 (100)

71 (78.0)

  1. †There were no data recorded on Affordability for Shama district