A study was carried out to determine the range of antimalarial drugs stocked and also to determine the knowledge and practice patterns of shopkeepers and their customers on antimalarial products stocked and bought. It was hoped that the information thus obtained could be used to improve the selling and buying practices and hence contribute positively to malaria control. Up to seventeen differen...

Background Despite several interventions, tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major public health concern in developing countries. Objective To determine pulmonary TB prevalence and associated factors among shopkeepers in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 among 520 shopkeepers who had TB signs and symptoms using questionnaire interview and sputu...

BACKGROUND Shop keepers dealing with pesticides are exposed to multiple pesticides that include organophosphates, organochlorines, carbamates, pyrethroids. Hence an exploratory health study was conducted on shopkeepers selling pesticides in urban areas of Lucknow and Barabanki District, Uttar Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS Detailed information regarding socio-economic status, family hi...

OBJECTIVES To determine the level of iodine in the salt at the retail shop and consumption levels and assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of food caterers and shopkeepers about iodized salt and iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). DESIGN Cross-sectional community based. SETTING Retail shops and households in Shebe town-Jimma zone, southwest Oromiya region. SUBJECTS Thirty thre...

Governments that levy predatory regulation and provide few weak legal institutions draw businesses into the unofficial economy and compel them to hire private protection organizations. Based on a survey of shopkeepers in three cities in Russia, we find that retail shops face very high levels of predatory regulation and have frequent contacts with private protection rackets. In addition, we show...

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a hot topic in digital content development. Many implementations invade users’ privacy by revealing what contents they have purchased. Preserving user’s privacy during purchasing content is necessary without doubt. Some works address the problem by providing anonymity to the user. Anonymous trade would not allow the shopkeepers to manage his customers efficien...

BACKGROUND Throughout Africa, the private retail sector has been recognised as an important source of antimalarial treatment, complementing formal health services. However, the quality of advice and treatment at private outlets is a widespread concern, especially with the introduction of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). As a result, ACTs are often deployed exclusively through pub...