Table 2.
association between knowledge of pharmaceutical wastes and demographic characteristics for positive responses N=534
| Statements | Gender | Age | Education | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total yes(%) | Male | Female | 18-39 | 40-59 | >59 | Primary | Secondary tertiary | No formal education | ||
| Check expiry dates before buying drugs | 384 (71.9%) | 112 (20.9%) | 273 (51,1%) | 224 (41.9%) | 13 (2.4%) | 25 (4.7%) | 1 (0.2%) | 29 (5.4%) | 323 (60.5%) | 32 (6.0%) |
| p=0.000* | p=0.006* | p=0.77 | ||||||||
| Receive advise from health workers on disposal of pharmaceutical wastes | 116 (21.7%) | 43 (8.0%) | 73 (13.7%) | 5 (0.9%) | 74 (13.8%) | 37 (6.9) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (1.7%) | 96 (18.0%) | 11 (2.0%) |
| p=0.568 | p=0.947 | p=0.467 | ||||||||
| Know what pharmaceutical wastes are | 266 (49.8%) | 81 (15.2) | 185 (34.6%) | 167 (31.3%) | 83 (15.5%) | 16 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 13(2.4%) | 232(43.4%) | 21 (3.9%) |
| p=0.034* | p=0.939 | p=0.001* | ||||||||
| Read instructions on pharmaceutical wastes | 156 (29.2%) | 52 (9.7%) | 104 (19.5%) | 91 (17.0%) | 55 (10.3%) | 10 (1.9%) | 0(0.0%) | 12 (2.2%) | 133 (24.9%) | 11 (2.1%) |
| p=0.641 | p=0.300 | p=0.476 | ||||||||
| Know what to do with unused/expired drugs | 225 (42.1%) | 74 (13.8%) | 151 (28.3%) | 123(23.0%) | 85 (15.9%) | 17 (3.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | 16 (3.0%) | 187 (35.0%) | 21 (3.9%) |
| p=0.421 | p=0.004* | p=0.216 | ||||||||
| Know unused/ expired drugs affects environment | 256 (47.9%) | 90 (16.8%) | 166 (31.1%) | 174 (32.6%) | 73 (13.7%) | 9 (1.7%) | 1(0.2%) | 19 (3.6%) | 218 (40.8%) | 18 (3.4%) |
| p=0.880 | p=0.77 | p=0.397 | ||||||||
Average yes 234 (43.8%)