Variables

Frequency (%)

Disposal Methods of Unused Medicines

Safe n = 19(%)

Unsafe n = 365 (%)

P-value

Gender

Males

Females

200 (52.1)

184 (47.9)

6 (3)

13 (7.1)

194 (97)

171 (92.9)

0.066

Age

18 - 25 years

26 - 35 years

≥36 years old

93 (24.0)

118 (30.7)

173 (45.1)

8 (8.6)

5 (4.2)

6 (3.5)

85 (91.4)

113 (95.8)

167 (96.5)

0.168

Residence

Rural

Urban

109 (28.4)

275 (71.6)

3 (2.7)

16 (5.8)

106 (97.3)

259 (94.2)

0.212

Religion

Christians

Others

376 (97.9)

8 (2.1)

19 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

357 (95.0)

8 (100)

0.514

Marital status

Married

Unmarried

Divorced

Widowed

204 (53.1)

125 (32.6)

25 (6.5)

30 (7.8)

13 (6.4)

6 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

191 (93.6)

119 (95.2)

25 (100)

30 (100)

0.290

Educational background

Illiterate

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

29 (7.6)

19 (5.0)

110 (28.7)

226(58.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

8 (7.3)

11(4.9)

29 (100)

19 (100)

102 (92.7)

215 (95.1)

0.288

Occupation

Unemployed

Employed

239 (62.2)

145 (37.8)

7 (2.9)

12 (8.3)

232 (97.1)

133 (91.7)

0.019

Monthly income

K1381 - 6900

K 6901 - 13,800

186 (48.4)

132 (34.4)

66 (17.2)

11 (5.9)

6 (4.5)

2 (3.0)

175 (94.1)

126 (95.5)

64 (97.0)

0.628