Table 7.
Major contributing factors for magnitude of expired medicine
| S.No | Variable | Category | Magnitude of Expired medicine | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | ||||||
| 1 | Schedule for Procurement | Scheduled | 6 (10%) | 6 (10%) | |||
| Non-scheduled | 39 (65%) | 9 (15%) | 4.333(1.13–16.612) | 2.715(.430- 17.136) | 0.67 | ||
| 2 | Store Management | Good | 17(28.3%) | 13(21.6%) | |||
| Poor | 28(46.6%) | 2(0.1%) | 10.706(2.148–53.348) | 9.718(1.474- 64.082)* | 0.03* | ||
| 3 | Essential drug list | Updated | 6 (10%) | 6 (10%) | |||
| Outdated | 39 (65%) | 9 (15%) | 4.333(1.13–16.612) | .311(.051–1.891) | 0.91 | ||
| 4 | STG | Updated | 4(6.67%) | 4(6.67%) | |||
| Outdated | 41(68.4%) | 11(18.3%) | 3.72(.801–17.4) | 0.61 | |||
| 5 | Accountability of store manager | Good | 10(16.6%) | 8(13.3%) | |||
| Poor | 35(58.3%) | 7(11.6%) | 4(1.164–13.74) | 1.383(.308- 6.224) | 0.92 | ||
* significant difference, CI Confidence Interval, COR Crude Odd Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio