| Title |
Diffusion of subsidized ACTs in accredited drug shops in Tanzania: determinants of stocking and characteristics of early and late adopters
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-13-526 |
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| Authors |
Peter S Larson, Prashant Yadav, Sarah Alphs, Jean Arkedis, Julius Massaga, Oliver Sabot, Jessica L Cohen |
| Abstract |
Many households in sub-Saharan Africa utilize the private sector as a primary source of treatment for malaria episodes. Expanding access to effective treatment in private drug shops may help reduce incidence of severe disease and mortality. This research leveraged a longitudinal survey of stocking of subsidized artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), an effective anti-malarial, in Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs) in two regions of Tanzania. This provided a unique opportunity to explore shop and market level determinants of product diffusion in a developing country retail market. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 61 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 17 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 17% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 10% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 16% |
| Unknown | 19 | 30% |