Figures & Tables
Figures
- Figure 1.
Client Method Choice at Drug Shops for New and Continuing Users, Selected Districts of Uganda, N = 585
- Figure 2.
Market Share of Family Planning Servicesa Provided by Clinics, Community Health Workers (CHWs), and Drug Shops in 3 Districts of Uganda, April–June 2011
a Measured by couple-years of protection delivered by each source.
Tables
Bugiri Mayuge Luwero Nakasongola Total Total population in 2002a 237,441 324,674 341,317 127,064 No. of drug shop owners interviewed 16 14 12 12 54 No. (%) of drug shop family planning clients interviewed 181 (30.9) 168 (28.7) 112 (19.2) 124 (21.2) 585 (100.0) No. of government clinics in the evaluation subcountiesb 11 8 13 N/A 32 No. of community health workers in the evaluation subcountiesb 30 30 30 N/A 90 Characteristics Sex, % Female 90.1 Male 9.9 Age,a mean (range), y 28.8 (13.0–52.0) Marital status, % Single 10.3 Married 66.5 Unmarried, living together 15.7 Separated/divorced/widowed 7.5 No. of children,a mean (range) 3.4 (0.0–13.0) Highest level of education completed, % Did not attend school 6.5 Kindergarten/nursery school 24.8 Primary 43.1 Secondary or higher 25.4 Missing 0.2 Works for money, % Yes 77.9 No 15.1 Missing 7.0 Type of work, % Running a shop/stall/business 44.3 Farming 24.1 Housewife 12.0 Other 12.6 Missing 7.0 Socioeconomic status, % Very low 30.3 Low 29.9 Medium 31.4 High 8.4 Desires a baby in the future, % 70.6 ↵a Data are among 584 clients (missing data for 1 client).
Characteristic Percent Method received at drug shop DMPA injectable 78.6 Condoms 10.9 Oral contraceptive pills 10.2 Implantsa < 1% Ever use of family planning (FP) Used FP in the past, same method as current 60.3 Used FP in the past, different method from current 29.1 First-time user 10.6 ↵a One client reported that she received an implant from a drug shop operator.
- Table 4. Reasons for Switching Methods Among Family Planning Clients Reporting Use of a Different Method in the Past, n = 170
Reasonsa Percent Side effects 41 Excessive/prolonged bleeding 24 Logistics/adherence 18 Couples’ discussion/preference 14 Other 12 ↵a Total does not sum to 100% because clients could choose more than 1 reason.
- Table 5. Reasons for Switching to the Drug Shop Among Clients Who Switched From Pharmacies or Government Facilities, n = 184
Reasonsa Percent Convenient location 43 Shorter wait time 12 Flexible hours of operation/better service or cost 11 Fewer stock-outs 10 Other 10 Missing 22 ↵a Total does not sum to 100% because clients could choose more than 1 reason.
Characteristic Percent Friendliness of DSO Talked to client in a friendly way 89.1 Did not talk to client much 8.7 Talked to client in a unfriendly way 2.2 DSO treated client with respect 100.0 Trust the DSO will protect privacy Yes 93.3 No 1.2 Do not know 5.3 Missing 0.2 Feel family planning DSO services are affordable Yes 75.6 Noa 21.7 Missinga 2.7 Will continue to go to DSO for family planning services Yes 94.0 No 5.5 Missing 0.5 Satisfied with the way the DSO provided the method Yes 99.0 No 1.0 Satisfied with DMPAb Very much satisfied 73.9 Somewhat satisfied 22.2 Not at all satisfied 3.3 Missing 0.6 Always go to same DSO for DMPAb Yes 90.0 No 9.8 Missing 0.2 - Table 7. Client Satisfaction and Reports of Counseling Received (%), by Sex of Drug Shop Operator (DSO),a N = 585
Services Received by: Characteristic Female DSOs Male DSOs P Value Satisfaction with family planning services received at DSO .54 Satisfied/somewhat satisfied 74.1 24.4 Not at all satisfied 1.0 0.5 DSO discussed: Side Effects 48.2 13.5 .04 Advantages 42.9 13.2 .48 Disadvantages 28.4 8.7 .75 Warning signs 42.1 12.7 .47 Would continue to go to DSO for family planning services 70.8 23.7 .74 P < .05 was considered statistically significant (shown in italics).
↵a The majority of the DSOs were women (42 female DSOs vs. 12 male DSOs).
