Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Disposal Practice of Unused and Expired Pharmaceuticals in Community of Adigrat City, Northern Ethiopia
Table 4
Attitudes towards unused and expired medicines among households in Adigrat city, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (N = 359).
| | No. | Attitudes of respondents | Number of respondents (%) | | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
| | 1 | Unused and expired medicines present potential risks at home | 4 (1.1) | 6 (1.7) | 4 (1.1) | 170 (47.4) | 175 (48.7) |
| | 2 | Children are more vulnerable | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) | 190 (52.9) | 161 (44.8) |
| | 3 | Lack of adequate information on | 9 (2.5) | 13 (3.6) | 12 (3.3) | 237 (66) | 88 (24.5) | | safe disposal |
| | 4 | Advise by doctors and healthcare professionals should be given | 7 (1.9) | 24 (6.7) | 11 (3.1) | 207 (57.7) | 110 (30.6) |
| | 5 | Take-back programs of unused and expired medicines should be mandatory | 78 (21.7) | 145 (40.4) | 43 (12) | 52 (14.5) | 41 (11.4) |
| | | Specific response | 7 | 14 | 43 | 214 | 81 | | Attitude status score | | •Positive attitude: 295 (82.2%) | | •Negative attitude: 21 (5.8%) |
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Score for positive attitude: “strongly agree” and “agree”; score for negative attitude: “strongly disagree” and “disagree.” |
