Home drug utilization, storage practice and associated factors among people living in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia.
drug-sharing
medicine
self-medication
storage
Journal
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
ISSN: 2049-0801
Titre abrégé: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101616869
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
03
11
2023
accepted:
11
12
2023
medline:
9
2
2024
pubmed:
9
2
2024
entrez:
9
2
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Medicines are maintained at home for several reasons. However, irrational household storage of medicines is a universal public health problem, causing significant harm to health and the healthcare system. This study aimed to assess home drug use and storage practices among the residents of Bahir Dar. Town, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional household study was conducted in three sub-cities of the town of Bahir Dar from July to October 2022. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select the households included in the study. Data on the prevalence of home drug storage, storage place, and self-medication practice, among others, were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 20. More than half (57.9%) of the respondents stored medicines at home, mostly in drawers (35%). In this study, the widespread use of self-medication (44.6%) and drug-sharing practices (25%) were observed. Most of the leftover medicines (67.3%) were disposed of in the trash. Education status (AOR=3.8, 95% CI: 1.6-9.1), occupation (AOR=2.9, 95% CI: 1.2-7.2), income (AOR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.01-3.0), and the presence of chronic disease (AOR=3.2, 95% CI: 1.7-5.9) showed a significant association with home drug storage. Many study participants stored medications at home and bought them from pharmacies without consulting physicians. Disposing of medications into waste and practice of medication sharing were found to be high in the current study, suggesting that there is a lack of home drug utilization and storage practices by the general public.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Medicines are maintained at home for several reasons. However, irrational household storage of medicines is a universal public health problem, causing significant harm to health and the healthcare system.
Objective
UNASSIGNED
This study aimed to assess home drug use and storage practices among the residents of Bahir Dar. Town, Ethiopia.
Method
UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional household study was conducted in three sub-cities of the town of Bahir Dar from July to October 2022. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select the households included in the study. Data on the prevalence of home drug storage, storage place, and self-medication practice, among others, were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 20.
Results
UNASSIGNED
More than half (57.9%) of the respondents stored medicines at home, mostly in drawers (35%). In this study, the widespread use of self-medication (44.6%) and drug-sharing practices (25%) were observed. Most of the leftover medicines (67.3%) were disposed of in the trash. Education status (AOR=3.8, 95% CI: 1.6-9.1), occupation (AOR=2.9, 95% CI: 1.2-7.2), income (AOR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.01-3.0), and the presence of chronic disease (AOR=3.2, 95% CI: 1.7-5.9) showed a significant association with home drug storage.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Many study participants stored medications at home and bought them from pharmacies without consulting physicians. Disposing of medications into waste and practice of medication sharing were found to be high in the current study, suggesting that there is a lack of home drug utilization and storage practices by the general public.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38333235
doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000001663
pii: AMSU-D-23-02405
pmc: PMC10849414
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
773-781Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflicts of interests.Sponsorships or competing interests that may be relevant to content are disclosed at the end of this article.