Research Article
Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia
Table 6
Awareness and attitude of the community on disposal of medicines.
| | No | Items | HHs N = (402) frequency (%) |
| | 1 | Getting information on how to dispose of medicine waste | Well informed | 8 (2.0) | | Informed | 31 (7.7) | | Neutral | 161 (40.0) | | Less informed | 83 (20.7) | | No information | 119 (29.6) |
| | 2 | Agreement on the appropriateness of the current disposal mechanism | Strongly agree | 47 (11.7) | | Agree | 124 (30.8) | | Neutral | 43 (10.7) | | Disagree | 118 (29.4) | | Strongly disagree | 70 (17.4) |
| | 3 | Willingness to deliver ELU medicines when a specific location is arranged | Strongly willing | 147 (36.6) | | Willing | 177 (44.0) | | Neutral | 36 (9.0) | | Unwilling | 39 (9.7) | | Strictly unwilling | 3 (0.7) |
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