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. 2021 Feb 4;16(2):e0246418. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246418

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)