Table 1.
Characteristics of the private retail pharmacies in the DI Khan city, Pakistan
| Number (%) | |
|---|---|
| Total Participants | 82 (100) |
| Professional background | |
| Pharmacists | 4 (5) |
| Pharmacy assistants | 27 (33) |
| Sales person | 51 (62) |
| Experience of staff in retail pharmacy (years) | |
| ≤ 5 | 34 (41) |
| 6–15 | 30 (37) |
| 16–25 | 10 (12) |
| > 25 | 8 (10) |
| Number of staff working in pharmacies | |
| 2–3 | 47 (57) |
| 4–5 | 29 (35) |
| 6–7 | 6 (7) |
| Walking distance of health facility from pharmacy | |
| < 10 min | 62 (76) |
| < 30 min | 20 (24) |
| Years of pharmacies operation | |
| 0–5 | 24 (29) |
| 6–15 | 29 (35) |
| 16–25 | 18 (22) |
| > 25 | 11 (13) |
| Number of customers per day | |
| ≤ 50 | 31 (38) |
| 51–100 | 33 (40) |
| > 100 | 18 (22) |
| Records for customers | |
| Sales/drug register | 11 (13) |
| No record | 71 (87) |
| Availability of TB informational materials | |
| Brochures/pamphlet | 10 (12) |
| Posters | 11 (13) |
| Pharma companies drug advertisement | 10 (12) |
| No Information material | 51 (62) |