Table 1.
Availability of cessation medicines (nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion or varenicline) in public, private, specialty and Karunya pharmacies in Kerala separated by level of care.
| Level of Care | Total facilities available in the 5 districts* | Public Hospital | Public Specialty Center | Private | Karunya | Total facilities surveyed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveyed | N (%) of outlets with medication available | Surveyed | N (%) of outlets with medication available | Surveyed | N (%) of outlets with medication available | Surveyed | N (%) of outlets with medication available | |||
| General hospital | 6 | 6 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 12 | 10 (83%) | 0 | – | 18 |
| District hospital | 6 | 6 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 10 | 6 (60%) | 0 | – | 16 |
| Taluk hospital | 34 | 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 20 | 13 (65%) | 0 | – | 30 |
| Community health center | 87 | 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 20 | 14 (70%) | 0 | – | 30 |
| Primary health center | 289 | 20 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 37 | 19 (51%) | 0 | – | 57 |
| Chest/Tuberculosis hospital | 8 | 6 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 10 | 7 (70%) | 0 | – | 16 |
| Specialty center | 26 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 |
| Karunya depot | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 3 (75%) | 4 |
| Karunya outlet | 48 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 18 | 3 (17%) | 18 |
| Total | 508 | 58 | 0 (0%) | 10 | 0 (0%) | 109 | 69 (63%) | 22 | 6 (27%) | 199 |
*
Private pharmacies excluded.