Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of the Drug Sellers in Tanzania and Uganda
Characteristics | Mbarara, Uganda N (column %) | Mwanza, Tanzania N (column %) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pharmacy | Drug shops | All sellers | Pharmacy | ADDO | All sellers | |
Size of the facility | ||||||
Large/wholesale pharmacy | 57 (85.1) | 13 (3.0) | 70 (13.8) | 84 (72.4) | 6 (1.4) | 90 (16.9) |
Small shop | 10 (14.9) | 427 (97.0) | 437 (86.2) | 32 (27.6) | 409 (98.6) | 441 (83.1) |
License and certification | ||||||
License/certificate not visible | 13 (19.4) | 133 (30.2) | 146 (28.8) | 9 (7.8) | 164 (39.5) | 173 (32.6) |
License/certificate visible | 54 (80.6) | 307 (69.8) | 361 (71.2) | 107 (92.2) | 251 (60.5) | 358 (67.4) |
Presence of hand sanitizer | ||||||
Hand sanitizer not present | 20 (29.9) | 218 (49.5) | 238 (46.9) | 108 (93.1) | 396 (95.4) | 504 (94.9) |
Hand sanitizer present | 47 (70.1) | 222 (50.5) | 269 (53.1) | 8 (6.9) | 19 (4.6) | 27 (5.1) |
Presence of hand washing facility | ||||||
Handwashing facility not present | 13 (19.4) | 34 (7.7) | 47 (9.3) | 57 (49.1) | 194 (46.7) | 251 (47.3) |
Handwashing facility present | 54 (80.6) | 406 (92.3) | 460 (90.7) | 59 (50.9) | 221 (53.3) | 280 (52.7) |
Visibility of COVID-19 health information | ||||||
COVID-19 health information not visible | 34 (50.7) | 231 (52.5) | 265 (52.3) | 101 (87.1) | 395 (95.2) | 496 (93.4) |
COVID-19 Health information visible | 33 (49.3) | 209 (47.5) | 242 (47.7) | 15 (12.9) | 20 (4.8) | 35 (6.6) |
Total | 67 | 440 | 507 | 116 | 415 | 531 |