Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of providers (N = 255)
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Anambra | 128 (50.2) |
| Enugu | 127 (49.8) |
| Respondent’s facility type | |
| Formal | 17 (6.7) |
| Informal | 238 (93.3) |
| Ownership of facility | |
| Private | 240 (94.1) |
| Public | 15 (5.9) |
| Status of respondent in a facility | |
| Head | 213 (83.5) |
| Representative of head | 42 (16.5) |
| Type of service provider | |
| Herbal home | 41 (16.1) |
| Laboratory | 4 (1.6) |
| Nursing/maternity home | 15 (5.9) |
| Patent medicine vendor | 145 (56.9) |
| Pharmacy | 7 (2.7) |
| Primary Health Center | 13 (5.1) |
| Private clinic/practice | 6 (2.4) |
| Spiritual homes | 3 (1.2) |
| Others | 21 (8.2) |
| Received training for the type of services provided | 199 (78.0) |
| Registered with any government agency/body | 105 (41.2) |