Table 3 Factors associated with medicine wastage
Variables | Study | Association (P-value) |
|---|---|---|
Family size | Kusturica et al. 2016, [69] | ↑ (0.002) |
Dayom DW et al. 2014, [25] | ↑ (NR) | |
Children ≤ 12 years | Kusturica et al. 2016, [69] | ↑ (0.019) |
Education | Kusturica et al. 2016, [69] | ↑ (0.007) |
Jassim 2010, [3] | ↓ (p < 0.01) | |
Dayom DW et al. 2014, [25] | ↓ (NR) | |
Unemployed | Kusturica et al. 2016, [69] | Ns (0.08) |
Dayom DW et al. 2014, [25] | ↑ (NR) | |
Elderly ≥ 65 years | Kusturica et al. 2016, [69] | Ns (0.09) |
household per capita medical expenditure | Abou-Auda 2002, [16] | ↓ (p < 0.001) |