Table 2 Home medication management practices of 207 participants in Kalerwe, Uganda
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Inappropriate storage of medicines | 107 | 51.7 |
No specific location for medicines storage | 13 | 6.3 |
Multiple medicines storage areas | 33 | 15.9 |
Medicines not in original container | 24 | 11.6 |
Multiple medicines in same container | 35 | 16.9 |
Keep medicines in inappropriate room | 11 | 5.3 |
Keep medicines in inappropriate location | 86 | 41.5 |
No drug administration schedule | 31 | 15.0 |
Have actual medication duplication | 18 | 8.7 |
Presence of drug hoarding | 38 | 18.4 |
Presence of expired medicines | 3 | 1.4 |
Having multiple prescribers for a disease condition | 105 | 50.7 |
Overall inappropriate medication management | 145 | 70.0 |