Statement | Responses | ||||
Strongly agree f (%) | Agree f (%) | Neutral f (%) | disagree f (%) | Strongly disagree f (%) | |
Unused and expired medicines present potential risks at home | 268 (68.5) | 112 (28.6) | 6 (1.5) | 1 (0.26) | 4 (1.02) |
There is a lack of adequate information on safe disposal of unused medicine | 152 (38.9) | 198 (50.6) | 12 (3.1) | 24 (6.1) | 5 (1.3) |
Children are more vulnerable to the risks of associated with unused and expired household medicine | 217 (55.5) | 162 (41.4) | 4 (1.0) | 7 (1.8) | 1 (0.3) |
Doctors and health-care professionals should provide advice on safe disposal of unused and expired household medicines | 255 (65.2) | 128 (32.7) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) |
Take-back programs of unused and expired medicines should be mandatory | 152 (38.9) | 183 (46.8) | 42 (10.7) | 12 (3.1) | 2 (0.5) |
Outreach and awareness programs about how to dispose of unused or expired medicines should be initiated | 204 (52.2) | 171 (43.7) | 11 (2.8) | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |