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Table 6 Probability of finding a tracer medicine in a public sector sample outlet, by rural and urban location and manufacturing origin, 2006 (40 medicines)

From: Local production of pharmaceuticals in Africa and access to essential medicines: 'urban bias’ in access to imported medicines in Tanzania and its policy implications

Location

All medicines

Tanzanian medicines

Kenyan medicines

Other medicines

Rural

0.34

(0.011)

0.206

(0.016)

0.005

(0.003)

0.12

(0.013)

Sample size = 640

        

Urban

        

Sample size = 600

0.59

(0.011)

0.252

(0.017)

0.038

(0.008)

0.29

(0.018)

Difference

-0.25

(0.0159)

-0.045

(0.024)

-0.034

(0.008)

-0.17

(0.022)

z-test

-8.9

-1.90

-4.13

-7.53

H0: Prural = Purban

Pr(|Z| < |z|) = 0.0000

Pr(|Z| < |z|) = 0.057

Pr(|Z| < |z|) = 0.000

Pr(|Z| < |z|) = 0.0000

Ha : Prural ≠ Purban

Null hypothesis is rejected

Null hypothesis is accepted

Null hypothesis is rejected

Null hypothesis is rejected

  1. Note: sampling error in brackets (in italics).