Comparison of the Knowledge and Practices in Medicine Dispensing between Retail Medicine Shops and Model Pharmacies in Dhaka Metropolis

Table 4

Knowledge- and practice-based output from customers/clients from local and model pharmacies.

Observations	Provider interview method			Client simulation method
	Retail medicine shop (n = 90)	Model pharmacy (n = 90)	Two-tailed value	Retail medicine Shop(n = 90)	Model pharmacy (n = 90)	Two-tailed value
(1) Customers having idea about model pharmacy and local pharmacy	1 (1.54%)	31 (47.68%)	<0.0001	4 (3.33%)	9 (10.00%)	0.0245
(2) Customers brought medicine for themselves or others	32 (49.23%)	28 (43.08%)	0.0246	40 (44.44%)	30 (33.33%)	0.0012
(3) Customers intake medicine according to doctor advice	58 (64.44%)	68 (75.56%)	0.0012	16 (17.78%)	33 (36.67%)	<0.0001
(4) Customers kept medicine away from children	82 (91.11%)	90 (100%)	0.0041	59 (65.56%)	89 (98.89%)	<0.0001
(5) Customers maintaining the storage condition	64 (71.11%)	78 (86.67%)	0.0001	44 (48.89%)	51 (56.67%)	0.0074
(6) Customers bought antibiotics and sedatives without prescription	17 (18.89%)	11 (12.22%)	0.0135	57 (63.33%)	49 (54.44%)	0.0041
(7) Customers completed the full course of antibiotics	81 (90%)	87 (96.67%)	0.0135	54 (60%)	44 (48.89%)	0.0012
(8) Customers know the difference between OTC and prescriptions drug	20 (22.22%)	25 (27.78%)	0.0245	31 (34.44%)	31 (34.44%)	—

Output from customers/patients from local and model pharmacies (n = 95). 1–8 denotes the serial number of the observations.