Table 1 Number of outlets sampled and characteristics of participating cities
City name | Number of facilities in each city (N) | City characteristics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospitals | Primary care | Private pharmacies | City size | Economic status | Geographic location | |
Wuhan | 2 | 3 | 5 | Large (Capital) | High-income | East |
Ezhou | 2 | 3 | 5 | Medium (Prefecture) | High-income | Southeast |
Xiangyang | 2 | 3 | 5 | Medium (Prefecture) | Middle-income | North |
Enshi | 2 | 3 | 5 | Medium (Prefecture) | Low-income | Southwest |
Qianjiang | 1 | 4 | 5 | Small (County) | High-income | Central |
Huangpi | 1 | 4 | 5 | Small (County) | Middle-income | Northeast |
Total | 10 | 20 | 30 | |||