Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorOcan, Moses
dc.contributor.authorBbosa, Godfrey S.
dc.contributor.authorWaako, Paul
dc.contributor.authorOgwal-Okeng, Jasper
dc.contributor.authorObua, Celestino
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-15T03:05:29Z
dc.date.available2021-12-15T03:05:29Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMedicines 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOcan et al.: Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda. BMC Public Health 2014 14:650. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-650en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1186/1471-2458-14-650
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/516
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectMedicinesen_US
dc.subjectHome drug storageen_US
dc.subjectUtilizationen_US
dc.subjectAvailabilityen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Ugandaen_US
dc.titleFactors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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