Title |
Mapping private pharmacies and their characteristics in Ujjain district, Central India
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, December 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-11-351 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Yogesh D Sabde, Vishal Diwan, Vivek S Saraf, Vijay K Mahadik, Vinod K Diwan, Ayesha De Costa |
Abstract |
In India, private pharmacies are ubiquitous yet critical establishments that facilitate community access to medicines. These are often the first points of treatment seeking in parts of India and other low income settings around the world. The characteristics of these pharmacies including their location, drug availability, human resources and infrastructure have not been studied before. Given the ubiquity and popularity of private pharmacies in India, such information would be useful to harness the potential of these pharmacies to deliver desirable public health outcomes, to facilitate regulation and to involve in initiatives pertaining to rational drug use. This study was a cross sectional survey that mapped private pharmacies in one district on a geographic information system and described relevant characteristics of these units. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
India | 4 | 3% |
Brazil | 2 | 1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 134 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 26 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 18 | 13% |
Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
Other | 20 | 14% |
Unknown | 38 | 27% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 35 | 24% |
Social Sciences | 17 | 12% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 14 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
Other | 19 | 13% |
Unknown | 46 | 32% |