From: Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul
Variables and categories | Number of responses (%) | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Men | 221 | 73.4% |
 Women | 80 | 26.6% |
Age | ||
 18-24 | 103 | 34.2% |
 25-31 | 94 | 31.2% |
 32 – above | 104 | 34.6% |
Marital Status | ||
 Single | 160 | 53.2% |
 Married | 141 | 46.8% |
Level of Education | ||
 Illiterate | 22 | 7.3% |
 Primary | 45 | 15% |
 Secondary | 71 | 23.6% |
 University | 163 | 54.2% |
Ways of Procuring Medicines | ||
 Purchased on prescription | 251 | 83.4% |
 Purchased over the counter | 44 | 14.6% |
 Received from friend/ colleague | 3 | 1% |
 Purchase based upon the advice of a relative or friend | 3 | 1% |
Classes of medicine used | ||
 NSAIDs | 61 | 20.3% |
 Antibiotic | 140 | 46.5% |
 Anti-hypertensive | 42 | 14% |
 Anti-diabetic | 23 | 7.6% |
 Other | 35 | 11.6% |
Do you check expiry date of the medicines before procuring | ||
 Yes | 292 | 97% |
 No | 5 | 1.7% |
 Don’t know | 4 | 1.3% |