Table 1.
sociodemographic of respondents (N=534)
| Variables and categories | Number of responses (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 348 (65.2) |
| Male | 186 (34.8) | |
| Ager range | 18-39 | 338 (63.3) |
| 40-49 | 104 (19.5) | |
| 50-59 | 63 (11.8) | |
| >59 | 29 (5.4) | |
| Education | Primary | 5 (0.9) |
| Secondary | 47 (8.8) | |
| Tertiary | 443 (83.0) | |
| No formal education | 39 (7.3) | |
| Number of medicines taken at present | 0 | 284 (52.2) |
| 1-5 | 239 (44.8) | |
| 6-10 | 10 (1.9) | |
| >10 | 1 (0.2) | |
| Number of hospital or pharmacy visits in the last 3 months | 0 | 174 (32.6) |
| 1-2 times | 266 (49.8) | |
| 3- 4 times | 66 (12.4) | |
| >4 times | 28 (5.2) | |
| Number of unused/expired medicine presently at home | 0 | 251 (47.0) |
| 1-5 | 233 (43.6) | |
| 6-10 | 37 (6.9) | |
| 11-25 | 9 (1.7) | |
| >25 | 4 (0.7) | |
| *Source of medicine procurement | From the pharmacy with prescription | 443 (56.4) |
| Over the counter without a prescription | 157 (20.0) | |
| Receive from friends/colleagues | 71 (9.1) | |
| Purchase at any drug store | 34 (4.3) | |
| Purchase based on advice from friends/ relatives | 60 (7.7) | |
| Others | 20 (2.5) | |
| *Class of medicine frequently used | Multivitamin/supplements | 250 (31.6) |
| Medicine for pain | 203 (25.6) | |
| Antihypertensives | 58 (7.3) | |
| Antibiotics | 206 (26.0) | |
| Others | 75 (9.5) | |