Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Disposal Practice of Unused and Expired Pharmaceuticals in Community of Adigrat City, Northern Ethiopia

Table 2

Respondents knowledge concerning unused and expired medication disposal in Adigrat city, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 359).

No.	Questions	Answer
		Yes	No
1	Do you know about medication waste?	178 (49.6%)	181 (50.4%)
2	Have you ever read medicines disposal instructions?	143 (39.8%)	216 (60.2%)
3	Do you know about “drug-take-back system”?	46 (12.8%)	313 (87.2%)
4	Do you know that misused/repeated change or not complete antibiotics may cause drug resistance?	313 (87.2%)	46 (12.8%)
5	Do you know that improper disposal of unused and expired medicines can affect the environment and health?	344 (95.8%)	15 (4.2%)
	Knowledge score
	•Good knowledge: 180 (50.14%)
	•Poor knowledge: 179 (49.86%)

Score 0–2: poor knowledge, score 3–5: good knowledge.