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Private retail drug shops: what they are, how they operate, and implications for
health care delivery in rural Uganda
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Mayora C
; Kitutu FE
; Kandala NB
; Ekirapa-Kiracho E
; Peterson SS
; Wamani H
BMC Health Serv Res
2018[Jul]; 18
(1
): 532
PMID29986729
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BACKGROUND: Retail drug shops play a significant role in managing pediatric
fevers in rural areas in Uganda. Targeted interventions to improve drug seller
practices require understanding of the retail drug shop market and motivations
that influence practices. This study aimed at describing the operational
environment in relation to the Uganda National Drug Authority guidelines for
setup of drug shops; characteristics, and dispensing practices of private retail
drug shops in managing febrile conditions among under-five children in rural
western Uganda. METHODS: Cross sectional survey of 74 registered drug shops,
observation checklist, and 428 exit interviews using a semi-structured
questionnaire with care-seekers of children under five years of age, who sought
care at drug shops during the survey period. The survey was conducted in Mbarara
and Bushenyi districts, South Western Uganda, in May 2013. RESULTS: Up to 90 and
79% of surveyed drug shops in Mbarara and Bushenyi, largely operate in premises
that meet National Drug Authority requirements for operational suitability and
ensuring medicines safety and quality. Drug shop attendants had some health or
medical related training with 60% in Mbarara and 59% in Bushenyi being nurses or
midwives. The rest were clinical officers, pharmacists. The most commonly stocked
medicines at drug shops were Paracetamol, Quinine, Cough syrup, ORS/Zinc,
Amoxicillin syrup, SeptrinŽ syrup, Artemisinin-based combination therapies, and
multivitamins, among others. Decisions on what medicines to stock were influenced
by among others: recommended medicines from Ministry of Health, consumer demand,
most profitable medicines, and seasonal disease patterns. Dispensing decisions
were influenced by: prescriptions presented by client, patients' finances, and
patient preferences, among others. Most drug shops surveyed had clinical
guidelines, iCCM guidelines, malaria and diarrhea treatment algorithms and charts
as recommended by the Ministry of Health. Some drug shops offered additional
services such as immunization and sold non-medical goods, as a mechanism for
diversification. CONCLUSION: Most drug shops premises adhered to the recommended
guidelines. Market factors, including client demand and preferences, pricing and
profitability, and seasonality largely influenced dispensing and stocking
practices. Improving retail drug shop practices and quality of services, requires
designing and implementing both supply-side and demand side strategies.
|*Community Pharmacy Services
[MESH]
|*Private Sector
[MESH]
|Child, Preschool
[MESH]
|Cross-Sectional Studies
[MESH]
|Delivery of Health Care/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Disease Management
[MESH]
|Drug Utilization
[MESH]
|Female
[MESH]
|Fever/*drug therapy/epidemiology
[MESH]
|Health Services Accessibility/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]