Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.author Ocan, Moses
dc.contributor.author Bbosa, Godfrey S
dc.contributor.author Waako, Paul J.
dc.contributor.author Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper
dc.contributor.author Obua, Celestino
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-14T13:21:02Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-14T13:21:02Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.issn 1471-2458
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12283/225
dc.description.abstract Background: Medicines are kept in households Worldwide for first aid, treatment of chronic or acute disease conditions. This promotes inappropriate use of medicines and hence the associated risks. The study explored the factors which predict availability and utilization of medicines in households of Northern Uganda. Method: A cross sectional survey of 892 households was performed from November-to-December 2012. Five data collectors administered the questionnaires, respondents were requested to bring out any medicines present in their households. Demographic characteristics, drug name, quantity, source, formulation, legibility of drug labels and reasons why the medicines were being kept at home was collected. Data was analyzed using STATA 12.0 at 95% level of significance. Results: Of the households visited, 35.1% (313/892) had drugs. Paracetamol (11.8%), coartem (11.3%), cotrimoxazole (10%), amoxicillin (9.2%) and metronidazole (8.2%) were the major medicines found. Antibacterial drugs were the most commonly (40.1%) kept type of drugs. The medicines present in households were for on-going treatment (48%); ‘leftover’ (30.5%) and anticipated future use (21.6%). Symptoms of malaria (34.1%) were common in households which had drugs. The medicines kept in homes were mainly from the private sector 60.5% (497/821). The rate of home drug storage was higher 85.3% (267/313) amongst the educated individuals. There was high prevalence 76% (238/313) of self-medication among respondents in households which stored drugs. The average number of medicines in each household was 6 ± 5 with majority (68.1%) having between 1–10 drugs. Previous successful treatment (OR: 1.3; 95% CI: 0.95-1.77), regular income (OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.2-2.6) and sex (OR: 0.63; 95% CI: 0.5-0.9) predicted storage of medicines in households in northern Uganda. Conclusion: Over a third of households in Northern Uganda store medicines with antibacterial agents being the most common. Self-medication is common among individuals in households which keep drugs. Past successful treatment, regular income and sex predict community home drug storage. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship OGAC, NIH, HRSA en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher BMC en_US
dc.title Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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