Research Article

Awareness and Disposal Practices of Medicines among the Community in Hawassa City, Ethiopia

Table 6

Awareness and attitude of the community on disposal of medicines.

NoItemsHHs Nā€‰=ā€‰(402) frequency (%)

1Getting information on how to dispose of medicine wasteWell informed8 (2.0)
Informed31 (7.7)
Neutral161 (40.0)
Less informed83 (20.7)
No information119 (29.6)

2Agreement on the appropriateness of the current disposal mechanismStrongly agree47 (11.7)
Agree124 (30.8)
Neutral43 (10.7)
Disagree118 (29.4)
Strongly disagree70 (17.4)

3Willingness to deliver ELU medicines when a specific location is arrangedStrongly willing147 (36.6)
Willing177 (44.0)
Neutral36 (9.0)
Unwilling39 (9.7)
Strictly unwilling3 (0.7)