Prevalence and Predictors of Storage of Unused Medicines among Households in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants at sampled woreda-kebeles in Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2018 N = 507.

Variables	Number	Percent
Sex
Male	139	27.4
Female	368	72.6
Age
18–30	147	29
31–40	127	25
41–50	144	28.4
51–60	60	11.8
>60	29	5.7
Educational level
No formal education	264	52.1
Primary education	164	32.3
Secondary education	67	13.2
Higher education	12	2.4
Monthly income (in ETB)
<500	193	38.1
500–1500	196	38.7
1501–2500	99	19.5
>2500	19	3.7
Marital status
Single	32	6.3
Married	430	84.8
Divorced	27	5.3
Widowed	18	3.6
Residency
Urban	58	11.4
Rural	449	88.6
Family size
Less than 3	74	14.6
3–5	260	51.3
>6	173	34.1