Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Unused and Expired Medication Disposal among Patients Visiting Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Ethiopia, July 2019 (
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| Variables | Frequency (%) |
| Gender | Male | 205 (53.4) | Female | 179 (46.6) | Age (years) | 18-24 | 95 (24.7) | 25-35 | 157 (40.9) | 36 and above | 132 (34.4) | Residence | Rural | 112 (29.2) | Urban | 272 (70.8) | Marital status | Single | 180 (46.9) | Married | 175 (45.6) | Divorced | 15 (3.9) | Widowed | 14 (3.6) | Educational status | No formal education (illiterate) | 52 (13.5) | Elementary school (1-8) | 46 (12.1) | Secondary (9-12) | 95 (24.7) | College and above | 191 (49.7) | Occupations | Self-employed | 142 (37.0) | Governmental employee | 92 (24.0) | Student | 88 (22.9) | Housewife | 62 (16.1) |
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