Table 1. Census of patent and proprietary medicine shops, 16 states in Nigeria, 2013–2014.
| Characteristic |
No. (%) of shops, (n = 20 642)a |
|---|---|
| Product stocked | |
| Any artemisinin-based combination therapy | 16 966 (82.2) |
| Oral rehydration saltsb | 17 662 (92.1) |
| Zincb | 3 671 (19.1) |
| Any oral contraceptive | 13 941 (67.5) |
| Injectable contraceptive | 4 469 (21.7) |
| Emergency contraception | 5 208 (25.2) |
| Intrauterine contraceptive devicec | 566 (2.9) |
| Registrationd | |
| National Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers | 15 619 (81.4) |
| Pharmacist Council of Nigeria | 2 565 (13.4) |
| Medical training of person in charge | |
| No medical training | 13 491 (65.4) |
| Some medical training | 7 151 (34.6) |
| Community health extension worker | 2 656 (12.9) |
| Nurse or midwife | 2 554 (12.4) |
| Junior community health extension worker | 1 090 (5.3) |
| Pharmacist | 492 (2.4) |
| Doctor | 226 (1.1) |
| Other health-care worker | 133 (< 1.0) |
| Other staffe | |
| 0 | 5 104 (25.5) |
| 1 | 7 013 (35.0) |
| 2 | 5 775 (28.8) |
| ≥ 3 | 2 147 (10.7) |
| Customers per day (estimated)f | |
| 0–10 | 4 190 (22.0) |
| 11–20 | 5 589 (29.3) |
| 21–30 | 4 756 (25.0) |
| ≥ 31 | 4 523 (23.7) |
| Locationg | |
| Urban | 11 258 (57.3) |
| Rural | 8 399 (42.7) |
| State | |
| Northern states combined | 7 532 (36.5) |
| Bauchi | 1 061 (5.1) |
| Jigawa | 770 (3.7) |
| Kano | 1 695 (8.2) |
| Katsina | 1 522 (7.4) |
| Kebbi | 934 (4.5) |
| Sokoto | 728 (3.6) |
| Zamfara | 822 (4.0) |
| Southern states combined | 13 110 (63.5) |
| Akwa-Ibom | 1 714 (8.3) |
| Delta | 1 394 (6.7) |
| Edo | 1 305 (6.3) |
| Kogi | 1 088 (5.3) |
| Kwara | 1 002 (4.8) |
| Lagos | 1 374 (6.7) |
| Ogun | 1 271 (6.2) |
| Oyo | 3 044 (14.7) |
| Rivers | 918 (4.5) |
a Total number of shops with data available except where otherwise indicated.
b Data were available for only 19 179 shops.
c Data were available for only 19 160 shops.
d Data were available for only 19 192 shops.
e Data were available for only 20 039 shops.
f Data were available for only 19 058 shops.
g Data were available for only 19 657 shops.