Table 3.
respondents' perception of unused/expired medications
Statements | Strongly agree/agree | Neither agrees/disagree | Strongly disagree/disagree |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Unused and expired medicines present potential risks at home | 458 (85.8) | 64 (12) | 12 (2.3) |
Children are more vulnerable to risks associated with unused and expired household medicines | 501 (93.8) | 23 (4.3) | 10 (1.9) |
There is a lack of adequate information on what to do with unused and expired household medicines | 500 (93.6) | 19 (3.6) | 15 (2.8) |
Healthcare professionals advise on what to do with unused and expired household medicines | 125 (23.4) | 107 (20.0) | 302 (56.6) |
There should be a program/ strategy to retrieve all unused, leftover, or expired medicines | 475 (88.9) | 43 (8.1) | 16 (3.0) |
N: sample size; n: number of responses