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Ho J, Odhiambo G, Meng'anyi LW, et al. Evaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016;16(1):527doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5.
Ho, J., Odhiambo, G., Meng'anyi, L. W., Musuva, R. M., Mule, J. M., Alaly, Z. S., Odiere, M. R., Mwinzi, P. N., & Ganley-Leal, L. (2016). Evaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study. BMC health services research, 16(1), 527. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5
Ho, Julius, et al. "Evaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study." BMC health services research vol. 16,1 (2016): 527. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5
Ho J, Odhiambo G, Meng'anyi LW, Musuva RM, Mule JM, Alaly ZS, Odiere MR, Mwinzi PN, Ganley-Leal L. Evaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Sep 29;16(1):527. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5. PMID: 27688043; PMCID: PMC5043612.
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BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Sep 29;16(1):527. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5.

Evaluation of medicine retail outlets for sale of typhoid fever vaccine among adults in two urban and rural settings in western Kenya: a proof-of-concept study.

BMC health services research

Julius Ho, Gladys Odhiambo, Lucy W Meng'anyi, Rosemary M Musuva, Joseph M Mule, Zakayo S Alaly, Maurice R Odiere, Pauline N Mwinzi, Lisa Ganley-Leal

Affiliations

  1. Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  2. Implementation Research Solutions (IRSK), Kakamega, Kenya.
  3. Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
  4. Neglected Tropical Diseases Branch, Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya. [email protected].
  5. Neglected Tropical Diseases Branch, Centre for Global Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, P. O. Box 1578-40100, Kisumu, Kenya.
  6. Epsilon Therapeutics, Inc., Newtown, USA.

PMID: 27688043 PMCID: PMC5043612 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1788-5

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Private sector medicine outlets are an important provider of health services across the developing world, and are an untapped means of distributing and selling vaccines outside of childhood immunization programs. The present study assessed the viability of medicine outlets (chemists and pharmacies) as potential channels for sale of vaccines.

METHODS: To evaluate the viability of the medicine outlet model, we partnered with nine outlets across urban and rural communities in western Kenya to sell a nurse-administered typhoid vaccine. Purchasers were surveyed to reveal market demographic characteristics, reasons for vaccine purchase, and sources of information about the program. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions defined acceptability, demand, and additional suggestions for improving this mechanism of selling and distributing vaccines.

RESULTS: There was a higher than expected demand for the vaccine that resulted in stock-outs. Previous instance of typhoid, desire to prevent disease, affordable price and convenience were cited by most participants as main reasons for purchase of vaccine at the local outlet. The most common source of information on the vaccine sale was word-of-mouth and referral from friends. Longer vaccine sale duration, adequate stocking of vaccines and extended hours of administration in the evening to allow working individuals to buy vaccines were cited by participants as ways for improved participation in the future.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated a high demand for vaccines at community medicine outlets. Important insights on how to improve and sustain such a program included extension of distribution time, education of outlet keepers, and minimizing vaccine stockouts. With improved social marketing, infrastructure mapping, education and pricing schemes, medicine outlets could become a sustainable avenue for selling adult vaccines in emerging markets for both routine and pandemic vaccines.

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