Table 1 Sources of recommendations and medicines for recent acute illnesses as reported in the household survey
Percentage of all medicines obtained by location [95 % CI] | ||||
Source of recommendation | Total n = 581 | ADDO n = 269 | Public facility n = 184 | Private/mission/ NGO facility/ other n = 128 |
Doctor/nurse | 60.0 [52.9, 66.6] | 29.4 [20.1, 40.7] | 99.0 [95.4, 99.8] | 78.6 [63.2, 88.7] |
ADDO | 30.9 [24.5, 38.2] | 58.8 [49.1, 67.8] | 0.3 [0.0, 2.6] | 8.3 [3.3, 19.5] |
Self/ household member/ friend/ other | 9.1 [6.2, 13.2] | 11.8 [7.3, 18.6] | 0.7 [0.1, 5.0] | 13.1 [6.0, 26.1] |
Percentage of antimicrobials obtained by location [95 % CI] | ||||
Source of recommendation | Total n = 128 | ADDO n = 62 | Public facility n = 37 | Private/mission/ NGO facility/ other n = 29 |
Doctor/nurse | 60.7 [47.1, 72.8] | 25.6 [11.8, 46.8] | 100.0 [., .] | 86.9 [60.9, 96.6] |
ADDO | 32.3 [21.4, 45.4] | 65.8 [45.1, 81.8] | -** | 1.7 [0.2, 13.6] |
Self/ household member/ friend/ other | 7.1 [3.2, 15.0] | 8.6 [3.6, 19.2] | - | 11.3 [2.6, 37.9] |
Percentage of antimicrobials obtained in ADDO/DLDBs by region (n = 62) [95 % CI] | ||||
Source of recommendation | Mbeya n = 24 | Morogoro n = 9 | Singida n = 14 | Tanga n = 15 |
Doctor/nurse | 29.0 [8.3, 64.9] | 55.8 [14.3, 90.5] | 5.1 [0.9, 23.8] | 22.6 [7.8, 50.2] |
ADDO | 62.5 [28.8, 87.3] | 44.2 [9.5, 85.7] | 83.4 [49.0, 96.3] | 67.1 [45.2, 83.5] |
Self/ household member/ friend/ other | 8.5 [2.0, 29.4] | 0 | 11.5 [2.1, 44.4] | 10.3 [2.5, 34.1] |