Table 3 Facility assessment of patent and proprietary medicine shops in Kaduna and Lagos, 2018
Characteristics | Number (%) of shops (N = 874) |
|---|---|
State | Â |
 Kaduna | 570 (65.2) |
 Lagos | 304 (34.8) |
Location | Â |
 Urban | 738 (84.4) |
 Rural | 304 (15.6) |
Number of days shop opens per weeka | Â |
  ≤ 5 days | 8 (1.0) |
 6 days | 140 (17.4) |
 7 days | 657 (81.6) |
Length of time business startedb | Â |
  < 1 year | 71 (8.2) |
 1–5 years | 337 (38.8) |
 6–10 years | 183 (21.1) |
  > 10 years | 277 (31.9) |
Registration | Â |
 Not registered with any association/regulatory body | 100 (11.4) |
 National or local association of medicine vendors | 284 (32.5) |
 Pharmacist Council of Nigeria | 490 (56.1) |
Number of client for family planning per day | Â |
 0 | 232 (28.5) |
 1 | 373 (45.8) |
 2 | 117 (14.4) |
  ≥ 3 | 92 (11.3) |
Ever attended training on family planningc | Â |
 Yes | 219 (26.9) |
FP product stocking practiced | Â |
 Any oral contraceptive | 652 (86.8) |
 Injectable contraceptive | 342 (45.5) |
 Emergency contraception | 349 (46.5) |
 Intrauterine contraceptive device | 10 (1.3) |
 Implant contraceptive | 8 (1.1) |
 Open market as major source of FP productsc | 619 (76.0) |