Table 3 Causes for irrational antibiotics dispensing
From: Antibiotic sales in rural and urban pharmacies in northern Vietnam: an observational study
| Â | Percentage of respondents within area agreed with given reasons | |
|---|---|---|
Reasons outcomes | Urban (n = 26) | Rural (n = 17) |
Fear of losing customers | 18 (69%) | 17 (100%) |
Pressure from patient’s demand | 10 (38%)* | 13 (76%)* |
Insufficient knowledge of dispensers | 7 (27%) | 4 (23%) |
Inappropriate prescribing of doctors | 18 (69%)* | 5 (29%)* |
High profitability of antibiotics | 8 (31%) | 6 (35%) |
Other (quality of diagnosis or health services) | 12 (71%) | 12 (46%) |