Table 1 List of activities that were carried out in three districts of northern Tanzania to generate data on self-treatment. Target participant group and sample size are described

Exit survey

2

Clients or patients/farmers visiting various human and veterinary health facilities

Mwanga: 287 clients/patients at:

Quantitative: survey answers

 2 public human health providers

 3 human health retail providers

 3 informal human health providers

11 clients/farmers at:

 2 animal health retail outlets

Misungwi: 303 clients/patients at:

 2 public human health providers

 4 human health retail providers

18 clients/farmers at:

 2 animal health retail outlets

 1 informal animal health provider

Ngorongoro: 118 clients/patients at:

 2 public human health providers

 5 human health retail providers

53 clients/farmers at:

 4 animal health retail outlets

Total: 790 clients/patients/farmers at 30 health outlets

Drug bag interviews

1

Households

Mwanga: 10 households

Quantitative: survey answers

Qualitative: interview transcripts

Misungwi: 10 households

Ngorongoro: 10 households

Total: 30 households

Provider surveys and observations

1

Human and veterinary antibiotic providers

All human and animal antibiotic dispensers in one village per district, including:

Quantitative: survey answers and observations recorded in a survey form

Qualitative: fieldnotes for observations beyond survey form

Mwanga: 23 observations at:

 1 public human health providers

 2 human health retail providers

 1 animal health retail providers

Misungwi: 61 observations at:

 1 public human health providers

 3 human health retail providers

 2 animal health retail providers

Ngorongoro: 94 observations at:

 1 public human health providers

 3 human health retail providers

 3 animal health retail providers

Total: 178 observations at 17 antibiotic providers: