Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia

<table class="table-group" id="tab9"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Items</td><td class="align_center">KEs (<i>N</i> = 25) frequency (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Presence of designated medicine-waste collection point/s?</td><td class="align_center">Yes</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">No</td><td class="align_center">25 (100)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Prior knowledge of the “medicine-take-back” system/program</td><td class="align_center">Yes</td><td class="align_center">4 (16)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">No</td><td class="align_center">21 (84)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Medicine wholesalers/distributors/pharmacies collect back ELU medicines from customers</td><td class="align_center">No</td><td class="align_center">14 (56)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center">Do not have information</td><td class="align_center">11 (44)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Key experts’ awareness on the disposal of ELU medicines in the HHs of Hawassa City.</div>

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Table 9: Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia 