Disposal Practice of Unfit Medicines in Nongovernmental Hospitals and Private Medicine Outlets Located in Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 2

Methods of disposal used by the health facility.

Methods of disposal used regularly	Type of HF
	Nongovernmental hospital ()		Pharmacy ()		ADDO shops ()		Total ()
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Landfill of untreated unfit medicines	2	40	8	14.8	13	25	23	20.7
Burning in open spaces	1	20	24	44.4	17	32.7	42	37.8
Others (pour into sink and put into dustbin)	2	40	22	40.7	22	42.3	46	41.4