Research Article
Prevalence and Practice of Unused and Expired Medicine—A Community-Based Study among Saudi Adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Table 1
demographics of characteristics of the study subjects (
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| Participant classifications | | % |
| Gender | | | Male | 280 | 83.1 | Female | 57 | 16.9 | Marital status | | | Single | 200 | 59.5 | Married | 137 | 40.7 | Level of education | | | Primary | 3 | 0.8 | Secondary | 45 | 13.4 | University | 251 | 74.7 | Postgraduation | 38 | 11.3 | Monthly income | | | Excellent | 53 | 15.8 | Very good | 102 | 30.3 | Good | 106 | 31.5 | Average | 46 | 13.7 | Weak | 29 | 8.6 | Did any quantity of the medicine purchased remain unused in your home? | | | Yes | 301 | 89.3 | No | 36 | 10.7 |
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