Table 4. Association between storage, and disposal practices of unused medicines and demographics.
Items | P-Value* | ||||||
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Age | Gender | Status | Locality | Education | Occupation | Income | |
Do you currently have any unused medicines stored at home? | 0.254 | 0.554 | 0.411 | 0.091 | 0.177 | 0.488 | 0.288 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | |
Why do you keep unused medicines at home? | 0.335 | 0.129 | 0.277 | 0.377 | 0.590 | 0.600 | 0.004 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = 0.402 | |
Do you know how to store medicines at home? | 0.399 | 0.445 | 0.519 | 0.148 | 0.002 | 0.272 | 0.516 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = 0.399 | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | |
Do you read storage instructions on the labels/leaflets? | 0.088 | 0.200 | 0.551 | 0.199 | 0.008 | 0.126 | 0.500 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = 0.452 | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | |
Where do you store your unused medicine? | 0.700 | 0.177 | 0.622 | 0.410 | 0.224 | 0.177 | 0.100 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | |
Do you dispose of unused medicines stored at your home? | 0.118 | 0.514 | 0.418 | 0.841 | 0.281 | 0.547 | 0.109 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | |
How do you dispose of unused medicines stored at your home? | 0.091 | 0.065 | 0.557 | 0.074 | 0.300 | 0.099 | 0.058 |
φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A | φc = N/A |
*Chi-Square test; Bold values represent significant associations
Note: φc = Phi/Cramer’s V; N/A = Not applicable