Table 6 Features of medicines stored in households, Gondar town, 2015 (n = 553)
From: A household survey of medicine storage practices in Gondar town, northwestern Ethiopia
Variable | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Dosage forms | Solid | 447 (80.8) |
Semisolid | 14 (2.5) | |
Liquid | 92 (16.6) | |
Current status of medicine | On use by the person originally intended for | 295 (53.3) |
On use by another person | 30 (5.4) | |
Kept for future use | 139 (25.1) | |
Kept with no purpose | 89 (16.1) | |
Storage place | Drawer | 423 (76.5) |
Refrigerator | 29 (5.2) | |
Table | 30 (5.4) | |
Bag/purse | 22 (4.0) | |
Pockets on cloth | 11 (2.0) | |
Othersa | 38 (6.9) | |
Source of advice for medicine | Self-initiated | 51 (9.2) |
Pharmacist | 40 (7.2) | |
Physician | 462 (83.5) | |
Source of medicines | Government health institution dispensary | 251 (45.4) |
Private medicine retail outlets | 228 (41.2) | |
Aid organization pharmacy | 62 (11.2) | |
Othersb | 12 (2.2) | |
Reason for choosing source | Short distance/proximity | 240 (43.4) |
Quality of services | 35 (6.3) | |
Urgency to medicines | 45 (8.1) | |
Had follow up at source | 82 (14.8) | |
Availability of medicines | 15 (2.7) | |
Fairness of price | 76 (13.7) | |
Othersc | 59 (10.7) | |