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Table 5 The ten most frequently reported illnesses/conditions for which medicines were kept in the households, Gondar Town, 2015 (n = 452 illnesses/conditions)

From: A household survey of medicine storage practices in Gondar town, northwestern Ethiopia

Reported illness/condition

Frequency (%)

Headache

74 (16.4)

Hypertension

63 (13.9)

Diabetes mellitus

49 (10.8)

Unspecified

29 (6.4)

Fever

26 (5.8)

Eye problem

18 (4.0)

Tonsilitis

16 (3.5)

Peptic ulcer disease

15 (3.3)

Asthma

13 (2.9)

Pain

13 (2.9)