A Comparative Analysis of Patient Profiles and Health Service Utilization between Patent Medicine Vendors and Community Pharmacists in Nigeria

Background: This study examined Nigeria’s socio-demographic profiles and health service utilization patterns of Patent Medicine Vendors (PMVs) and Community Pharmacists (CPs). Method: A cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered questionnaire among 405 retail outlets (322 PMVs and 83...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) 2023-09, Vol.11 (18), p.2484
Main Authors: Adepoju, Victor Abiola, Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accreditation
Analysis
community pharmacists
Councils
Demographics
drug shops
Drug stores
Geospatial data
Health services
Health services utilization
Local government
Malaria
Medical care
Medical education
Nigeria
patent medicine vendors
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacists
Practice
Prevention
Qualifications
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Sample size
Sampling techniques
Scope of practice
service utilization
Sexually transmitted diseases
signs and symptoms
Sociodemographics
Surveys
Tuberculosis
Utilization
Variables
Vendor relations
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Summary:Background: This study examined Nigeria’s socio-demographic profiles and health service utilization patterns of Patent Medicine Vendors (PMVs) and Community Pharmacists (CPs). Method: A cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered questionnaire among 405 retail outlets (322 PMVs and 83 CPs) across 16 Lagos and Kebbi Local Government Areas (LGAs) between June 2020 and December 2020. Results: Results showed that 60.4% were male, 76.3% from Lagos, 58.3% had tertiary education, and 74.1% had medical training. Cough and fever were common symptoms. Significant differences were found in the utilization of STD services (PMVs: 9.2%, CPs: 12.3%, p = 0.03), services by age
ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11182484