Table 3.

Understandability of the information written in the drug package, prescription card and clinic notes book

	Number (%)
	All adults	Males	Females
Understandable information,
Drug name	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (1.1%)
Drug dose	110 (55.0%)	54 (47.8%)	56 (64.4%)
Frequency of administration	104 (52.0%)	54 (47.8%)	50 (57.5%)
Reason for inability understand drug information
Illegible hand writing	28 (14.0%)	20 (17.7%)	8 (9.2%)
Inability to read English	108 (54.0%)	54 (62.1%)	54 (47.8%)