Table 2. Socio- demographic characteristics of the respondents and their drugs disposal practices at households.
Variables | Domestic trashes n (%) | Toilet n (%) | Burn them n (%) | Buried in the ground n (%) | Gave others n (%) | Total n (%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 54(59.3) | 10(10.9) | 9(9.9) | 1(1.1) | 17(18.7) | 91(100) | 0.46 |
Female | 165(61.6) | 35(13.1) | 21(7.80) | 0(0) | 47(17.5) | 268(100) | |
Total | 219(59.1) | 45(12.5) | 30(8.4) | 1(0.3) | 64(17.9) | 359(100) | |
Age (in years) | |||||||
10–18 | 10(50.0) | 2(10.0) | 4(20.0) | 0(0.0) | 4(20.0) | 20(100) | 0.12 |
19–29 | 128(66.0) | 19(9.8) | 17(8.8) | 1(0.52) | 29(15.0) | 194(100) | |
30–65 | 79(56.4) | 24(17.1) | 9(6.4) | 0(0.0) | 28(20.0) | 140(100) | |
>65 | 2(40.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 3(60.0) | 5(100) | |
Total | 219(59.1) | 45(12.5) | 30(8.4) | 1(0.3) | 64(17.9) | 359(100) | |
Education | |||||||
Illiterate | 7(41.2) | 2(11.8) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 8(47.1) | 17(100) | 0.21 |
Primary | 74(52.9) | 21(15.0) | 13(9.3) | 0(0.0) | 32(22.9) | 140(100) | |
Secondary | 82(71.9) | 12(10.5) | 7(6.1) | 1(0.9) | 12(10.5) | 114(100) | |
High School | 9(52.9) | 1(5.9) | 1(5.9) | 0(0.0) | 6(35.3) | 17(100) | |
College/University | 47(66.2) | 9(12.7) | 9(12.7) | 0(0.0) | 6(8.5) | 71(100) | |
Total | 219(59.1) | 45(12.5) | 30(8.4) | 1(0.3) | 64(17.9) | 359(100) | |
Occupation | |||||||
Housemaid | 7(87.5) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(12.5) | 8(100) | 0.20 |
Housewife | 35(53.8) | 8(12.3) | 5(7.7) | 0(0.0) | 17(26.2) | 65(100) | |
Business person | 93(62.4) | 15(10.1) | 9(6.0) | 0(0.0) | 31(21.5) | 148(100) | |
Peasant | 14(56.0) | 6(24.0) | 2(8.0) | 0(0.0) | 3(12.0) | 25(100) | |
Employed | 29(54.7) | 8(15.1) | 9(17.0) | 1(1.9) | 6(11.3) | 53(100) | |
Student | 33(71.8) | 5(10.8) | 5(8.7) | 0(0.0) | 4(8.7) | 47(100) | |
Self-employed | 4(57.1) | 3(42.9) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 7(100) | |
Unemployed | 4(66.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 2(33.3) | 6(100) | |
Total | 219(59.1) | 45(12.5) | 30(8.4) | 1(0.3) | 64(17.9) | 359(100) |