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Table 3 Characteristics of pharmacies and pharmacy services

From: Widespread illegal sales of antibiotics in Chinese pharmacies – a nationwide cross-sectional study

 

Ask about symptoms

Ask about prescription

Ask about allergies

General advice

City

59.7(54.6,64.7)

16.3(12.5,20.2)

24.3(19.8,28.7)

70.8(66.2,75.5)

County

70.4(66.1,74.8)

10.9(7.9,13.8)

22.4(18.5,26.3)

70.4(66.1,74.8)

Township

65.0(59.7,70.4)

8.2(5.1,11.3)

27.5(22.4,32.5)

71.9(66.8,77.0)

p-value

0.01

0.003

0.29

0.91

Chain

66.5(63.0,70.0)

13.2(10.7,15.8)

24.2(21.0,27.4)

71.1(67.2,74.9)

Independent

63.4(58.6,68.1)

9.7(6.8,12.5)

24.8(20.5,29.0)

68.8(64.3,73.3)

p-value

0.29

0.08

0.84

0.23

No licensed pharmacist employed

63.9(59.6,68.2)

13.8(10.7,16.9)

25.6(21.7,29.5)

71.3(67.3,75.4)

Licensed pharmacist employed not present

70.9(65.5,76.3)

14.2(10.0,18.3)

25.5(20.3,30.6)

74.5(69.4,79.7)

Licensed pharmacist attending

63.0(57.9,68.1)

7.5(4.7,10.3)

22.0(17.6,26.3)

67.6(62.7,72.6)

p-value

0.08

0.01

0.44

0.16