Table 4.
Provision of advice for the treatment of malaria fever at community pharmacies in the twin cities
| Information communicated | Islamabad n=96 N (%) |
Rawalpindi n=102 N (%) |
Composite n=198 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dose of drug | 33 (34.3) | 22 (21.5) | 55 (27.7) |
| Frequency of drug | 34 (35.4) | 22 (21.5) | 56 (28.2) |
| Duration of drug | 32 (33.3) | 20 (19.6) | 52 (26.2) |
| Use of drug | 22 (22.9) | 12 (11.7) | 34 (17.1) |
| Side effects/cautions | 3 (3.1) | 6 (5.8) | 9 (4.5) |
| Sub Scale 2: Appropriate provision of advice | |||
| Correct drug | 16 (16.6) | 15 (14.7) | 31 (15.6) |
| Correct dose of drug | 15 (15.6) | 14 (13.7) | 29 (14.6) |
| Correct frequency of drug | 12 (12.5) | 8 (7.8) | 20 (10.1) |
| Correct duration of drug | 14 (14.5) | 8 (7.8) | 22 (11.1) |
| Correct side effects/cautions | 1 (1) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (1.5) |