Table 5.

Prescribers, providers, and preference of patients and practitioners for injections in South Asia 1995-2016

Ref.	Prescribed by GP	Prescribed by unqualified practitioner	Provided at private clinic	Provider dispenser	Patient prefers Injection	Practitioner prefers injection	Practitioner says patient demand it
India
Rajasekaran et al[37]			59%	37.6%	40%		87.2%
IPEN study group[40]	42.6%	57.5%	77%1/34%2	93.5%	10.2%	70.6%3	88.6%
Murhekar et al[36]				50.8%	54.8%
Kotwal et al[34]					13.8%	58.8%	30%
Anand et al[38]					18%
Lakshman et al[35]					65%
Kermode et al[67]	8%	35%
Kermode et al[41]	55% (patients)		24.8% (patients)	7.7% (patients)	9.3% (relatives)
Pandit et al[42]	57%		55%		17%
Garapati et al[44]							48.7%
Bendale et al[69]	8.16%				35%	65%
Pakistan
Raglow et al[22]	94%		94%
Janjua et al[23]	63%	28%	69%	76%	16%
Janjua et al[26]	63%	28%	63%		32%
Janjua et al[23]
Janjua et al[27]			52%	16%
Yousafzai et al[25]	7.9%	8.8%		71%
Khan et al[6]					44%
Bangladesh
Gibney et al[71]
Shill et al[51]							50%
Sri Lanka
Rannan-Eliya et al[59]
Nepal
Gyawali et al[54]				92.6%
Gyawali et al[52]			12.6%	21.4%	5%

¹Therapeutic;

²Preventive injections;

³Physician took prescription decision/in 15% cases practitioner promoted injection prescription.