Consumers’ Perception of Generic Medicines and Evaluation of In Vitro Quality Control Parameters of Locally Manufactured Paracetamol Tablets in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Reasons for choosing or not choosing local paracetamol.

Variables			Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Choosing of paracetamol as a pain killer	Local		198	49.1
	Imported		197	48.9
	Both		8	2
Reasons for choosing local paracetamol	Same as imported	Yes	7	3.5
		No	191	96.5
	It is cheaper	Yes	2	1
		No	196	99
	Used before and worked well	Yes	123	62.1
		No	75	37.9
	Availability	Yes	26	6.5
		No	172	42.7
Reasons for not choosing local paracetamol	Used before and did not worked well	Yes	35	8.7
		No	162	82.2
	Cheaper so inferior quality	Yes	3	7
		No	194	48.1
	Took longer to have an effect	Yes	40	9.9
		No	157	39
	Imported one have higher quality	Yes	131	32.5
		No	66	16.4
	Other people said its ineffective	Yes	7	1.7
		No	190	47.1