Research Article
Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia
Table 5
Occurrences and quantities of expired, leftover, or unused medicines at HHs.
| | No | Items | (N = 402) HHs frequency (%) |
| | 1 | Occurrence of expired medicines | Yes | 18 (4.5) | | No | 384 (95.5) |
| | 2 | Quantity in doses of leftover or unused medicines | 1–3 | 11 (61.1) | | 4–6 | 7 (38.9) |
| | 3 | Occurrence of leftover or unused medicines | Yes | 65 (16.2) | | No | 337 (83.8) |
| | 4 | Quantity in doses of leftover or unused medicines | 1–3 | 50 (76.9) | | 4–6 | 15 (23.1) |
| | 5 | Type(s) of expired, leftover. or unused medicine(s) | Analgesics | 43 (51.81) | | Antibiotics | 21 (25.3) | | Cardiovascular medication | 5 (6.02) | | Antidiabetics | 5 (6.02) | | Antiphrastic | 3 (3.61) | | Contraceptive | 2 (2.41) | | Antimalarial | 2 (2.41) | | Topical/cream | 1 (1.2) | | Eye drop | 1 (1.2) |
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