Table 2.
Demographic and characteristics of the respondents and their association with unused medicines
| Total N = 1184 n (% over Total) |
Having unused medicines, N = 995 (84%) n (%) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | < 0.001 | ||||
| 18–29 | 266 | (22.5) | 259 | (97.4) | |
| 30–39 | 164 | (13.9) | 150 | (91.5) | |
| 40–49 | 153 | (12.9) | 131 | (85.6) | |
| 50–59 | 255 | (21.5) | 202 | (79.2) | |
| 60–69 | 229 | (19.3) | 164 | (71.6) | |
| > 70 | 117 | (9.9) | 89 | (76.1) | |
| Gender | 0.013 | ||||
| Male | 585 | (49.4) | 476 | (81.4) | |
| Female | 599 | (50.6) | 519 | (86.6) | |
| Ethnicity | < 0.001 | ||||
| Malay | 646 | (54.6) | 515 | (79.7) | |
| Chinese | 423 | (35.7) | 385 | (91.0) | |
| Indian | 111 | (9.4) | 92 | (82.9) | |
| Other | 4 | (0.3) | 3 | (75.0) | |
| Highest education level | < 0.001 | ||||
| Primary | 136 | (11.5) | 100 | (73.5) | |
| Secondary | 470 | (39.7) | 379 | (80.6) | |
| Tertiary | 578 | (48.8) | 516 | (89.3) | |
| Chronic illnesses | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 775 | (65.5) | 588 | (75.9) | |
| No | 409 | (34.5) | 407 | (99.5) | |
| Pay for medicines | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 694 | (58.6) | 664 | (95.7) | |
| No | 490 | (41.4) | 331 | (67.6) | |
| Advised on disposal | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 288 | (24.3) | 210 | (72.9) | |
| No | 896 | (75.7) | 785 | (87.6) | |
| Perceived environmental risk | < 0.001 | ||||
| Low | 313 | (26.4) | 264 | (84.3) | |
| Medium | 276 | (23.3) | 251 | (90.9) | |
| High | 595 | (50.3) | 480 | (80.7) | |
| Aware of Medicines Return Programme (MRP) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 575 | (48.6) | 444 | (77.2) | |
| No | 609 | (51.4) | 551 | (90.5) | |
| MRP participation | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 228 | (19.3) | 167 | (73.2) | |
| No | 956 | (80.7) | 828 | (86.6) | |
| Willing to participate in MRP | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1002 | (84.6) | 824 | (82.2) | |
| No | 182 | (15.4) | 171 | (94.0) | |