TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Predictors of Storage of Unused Medicines among Households in Northwestern Ethiopia
AU - Yimenu, Dawit Kumilachew
AU - Teni, Fitsum Sebsibe
AU - Ebrahim, Awol Jemal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Dawit Kumilachew Yimenu et al.
PY - 2020/3/26
Y1 - 2020/3/26
N2 - Background. Unused medicines are those that are expired, discontinued, deteriorated, and/or not intended for any future use. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unused medicines and predicting factors in households of Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Northwestern Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A survey of unused medicines was conducted through interviews with representatives of households. The collected data were entered with Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Predictors of storage of unused medicines were assessed through binary and multivariable logistic regression methods. A confidence interval of 95% and a P-value of
AB - Background. Unused medicines are those that are expired, discontinued, deteriorated, and/or not intended for any future use. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of unused medicines and predicting factors in households of Awi zone, Amhara regional state, Northwestern Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A survey of unused medicines was conducted through interviews with representatives of households. The collected data were entered with Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Predictors of storage of unused medicines were assessed through binary and multivariable logistic regression methods. A confidence interval of 95% and a P-value of
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U2 - 10.1155/2020/8703208
DO - 10.1155/2020/8703208
M3 - Article
C2 - 32300369
SN - 1687-9805
VL - 2020
JO - Journal of Environmental and Public Health
JF - Journal of Environmental and Public Health
M1 - 8703208
ER -