COMMUNITY-RELATED FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO HOUSEHOLD STORAGE OF MEDICINES AMONG RESIDENTS OF KAPEKE VILLAGE IN KIBOGA DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Faith  Batamuliza; Niwagiira Mulodokayi

doi:10.70572/agp.v2i3.84

Authors

Faith Batamuliza
Dr. Mulodokayi Niwagiira Kampala school of health sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70572/agp.v2i3.84

Keywords:

Community-related factors, Household storage of medicines, Residents of Kapeke village in Kiboga district

Abstract

Background

In Sub-Saharan Africa, a systematic review in different countries revealed a high prevalence of irrational household medication storage, ranging from 35.1% to about 100%. The study aims to assess the Community-related factors contributing to household storage of medicines among residents of Kapeke village in Kiboga district.

Methodology

The study used a cross-sectional design and a simple random sampling technique on a sample of 50 respondents. Data was collected using questionnaires with semi-structured and open-ended questions written in English. The data was then analyzed manually and systematically by compiling it in the form of percentages, bar graphs, tables, and pie charts.

Results

Most of the respondents (44%) were within the age bracket of 32- 38 years, whereas the least (10%) were within the age bracket of 18-24 years. The majority of the respondents (60%) had places of residence located in villages, (58%) obtained medicines from drug shops, (72%) the size of their family was >5 members, and (44%) stored medicines in drawers at home. Most respondents (64%) didn’t have any family members working at the health facility. Most respondents (44%) reported that they store unused medicines in drawers at home.

Conclusion

The focal community-related factors were places of residence, access to medicines through the counter, and family size as

Recommendations

Prescribing physicians and pharmacists should inform patients on how to properly store medications at home, especially those who have any of the risk factors identified here.

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