A comparative analysis of patient profiles and health services utilization between patent medicine vendors and community pharmacists in Nigeria

Adepoju, Victor Abiola; Oladimeji, Olanrewaju

Title: A comparative analysis of patient profiles and health services utilization between patent medicine vendors and community pharmacists in Nigeria
Creator: Adepoju, Victor Abiola
Creator: Oladimeji, Olanrewaju
Subject: Tuberculosis
Subject: Patent medicine vendors
Subject: Drug shops
Subject: Community pharmacist
Subject: Service utilization
Subject: Signs and symptoms
Date Issued: 2023/09
Date: 2023/09
Type: Article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11260/13169
Identifier: vital:78005
Identifier: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182484
Description: 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 < 0.001), and utilization by males (PMVs: 50.8, CPs: 47.1, p = 0.013). The study revealed that men visited PMVs more, while CPs used more STI services and childhood visits. Conclusions: The findings suggest that expanding health services among PMVs could target male-dominant diseases, and capacity building of CPs on syndromic STI management could reduce the STI burden.
Language: English
Relation: Healthcare
Relation: Healthcare 18 vol 11 1 10 2023 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11182484

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