Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Storage of Unused Medicines among Households in Northwestern Ethiopia
Table 2
Chi-square test between having unused medicines at home and the independent variables N = 70.
| | Variables | Presence of unused medicines | Chi-square | -value | | Yes (%) | No (%) |
| | Educational level | No formal education | 36 (51.4) | 228 (52.1) | 1.999 | 0.573 | | Primary education | 24 (34.3) | 140 (32) | | Secondary education | 7 (10.0) | 60 (13.7) | | Higher education | 3 (4.3) | 9 (2) |
| | Monthly income | <500 | 35 (50) | 158 (36.2) | 9.479 | 0.024 | | 500–1500 | 27 (38.6) | 169 (38.7) | | 1501–2500 | 5 (7.1) | 94 (21.5) | | >2500 | 3 (4.3) | 16 (43.2) |
| | Marital status | Single | 3 (4.3) | 29 (6.6) | 10.413 | 0.015 | | Married | 53 (75.7) | 377 (86.3) | | Divorced | 9 (12.9) | 18 (4.1) | | Widowed | 5 (7.1) | 13 (3) |
| | Residency | Urban | 5 (7.1) | 53 (12.1) | 1.480 | 0.311 | | Rural | 65 (92.3) | 384 (87.9) |
| | Source of medicines | Pharmacy | 66 (94.3) | 420 (96.1) | 0.839 | 0.657 | | Friends and other | 4 (5.7) | 17 (3.9) |
| | Source of payment | Health insurance | 16 (22.9) | 148 (33.9) | 3.342 | 0.068 | | Out of pocket | 54 (77.1) | 289 (66.1) |
| | Expensiveness of medicines | Yes | 47 (67.1) | 240 (54.9) | 3.670 | 0.055 | | No | 23 (32.9) | 197 (45) |
| | A view that medicines once purchased can be used with no time limit | Yes | 18 (25.7) | 17 (3.9) | 44.715 | 0.001 | | No | 52 (74.3) | 420 (96.1) |
| | Self-medication practice | Yes | 6 (8.6) | 45 (10.3) | 0.199 | 0.831 | | No | 64 (91.4) | 392 (89.7) |
| | Sharing of medicines | Yes | 18 (25.7) | 33 (7.6) | 22 | 0.001 | | No | 52 (74.3) | 404 (92.4) |
| | Awareness about medicines taken | Yes | 57 (81.4) | 265 (60.6) | 11.251 | 0.001 | | No | 13 (18.6) | 172 (39.4) |
| | Experiencing mass education about unused medicines management | Yes | 3 (4.3) | 29 (6.6) | 0.564 | 0.601 | | No | 67 (95.7) | 408 (93.3) |
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