Table 1. Drug Shop and Drug Shop Attendant Characteristics Stratified by Region.
Variable, n (%) | Mtwara (n = 37) | Mwanza (n = 36) | P-value |
Training and Certification | |||
ADDO certification completed* | 35 (96%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Received ADDO training* † | 31 (88%) | 0 (0%) | – |
Sells ACTs that are subsidized by AMFm | 37 (100%) | 27 (81%) | – |
Received ACT-specific training* † | 22 (63%) | 7 (28%) | 0.0181 |
Received other in-service trainings (not ADDO or ACT)† | 12 (31%) | 5 (10%) | 0.0949 |
Attendant education (highest level completed) | – | – | 0.3378 |
Primary school | 5 (14%) | 7 (20%) | |
Secondary school | 14 (39%) | 7 (20%) | |
Certificate | 13 (34%) | 15 (42%) | |
Diploma or degree | 5 (13%) | 6 (19%) | |
Attendant experience | – | – | 0.9276 |
Less than 2 years | 5 (15%) | 4 (14%) | |
2–5 years | 12 (35%) | 14 (41%) | |
Greater than 5 years | 17 (49%) | 17 (45%) |
At least one person working in the shop received the training described.
* Weighted proportions differed significantly between regions.