Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
From: Factors predicting home storage of medicines in Northern Uganda
Number of respondents (n = 892) | P-value Chi-square | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Description | Number (n) | Proportion (%) who keep drugs at home | |
Sex | Female | 662 | 246 (27.5%) | 0.028 |
Male | 230 | 67 (7.5%) | 4.832 | |
Age | 18-26 yr | 271 | 89 (10%) | 0.609 |
27-35 yr | 219 | 84 (9.3%) | 1.828 | |
36-44 yr | 155 | 56 (6.2%) | ||
≥45 yr | 247 | 84 (9.3%) | ||
Number of members in household | 1-4 | 267 | 95 (10.6%) | 0.964 |
0.0735 | ||||
5-9 | 505 | 177 (19.8%) | ||
≥10 | 120 | 41 (4.6%) | ||
Occupation | Peasant farmer | 614 | 204 (22.9%) | 0.150 |
Business person | 72 | 30 (3.4%) | 6.741 | |
Professional | 82 | 31 (3.5%) | ||
No response | 124 | 48 (5.4%) | ||
Income Ugshs (‘000’) | <10 | 230 | 74 (8.3%) | 0.190 |
11-50 | 276 | 106 (11.9%) | 6.123 | |
51-100 | 129 | 52 (5.8%) | ||
101-250 | 61 | 28 (3.1%) | ||
251 + | 64 | 20 (2.2%) | ||
None response | 132 | 33 (3.7%) | ||
Level of education | None | 158 | 46 (5.1%) | 0.117 |
Primary school | 477 | 169 (18.9%) | 7.393 | |
Secondary school | 203 | 72 (8.0%) | ||
Tertiary | 54 | 26 (2.9%) | ||
Time taken to the source of drugs (Minutes) | ≤15 | 333 | 113 (12.6%) | 0.349 |
3.289 | ||||
16-30 | 231 | 75 (8.3%) | ||
31-60 | 186 | 75 (8.3%) | ||
≥61 | 142 | 49 (5.5%) | ||