2019
DOI: 10.5812/ijhls.5709
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Household Medicines Disposal Practices in Maiduguri, North-Eastern Nigeria

Abstract: Background: Availability and prompt access to medications are crucial for effective healthcare delivery, but the quantity of pharmaceutical waste generated from unwanted/unused and expired medications is of great concern globally. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the medicines disposal knowledge, attitudes and practice of the residents of Maiduguri metropolis, northeastern Nigeria. Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based survey was done using a pre-validated questionnaire, during a on… Show more

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“…This is unexpected because those with the highest levels of education should be most aware of environmental issues. Moreover, this reluctance among the educated community members is inconsistent with various reports [ 16 , 17 ]. As we did not hold focus group discussions, we cannot conclude the reasons for this, but there is a possibility that some form of incentives to encourage their participation in such programs should be taken into account.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
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“…This is unexpected because those with the highest levels of education should be most aware of environmental issues. Moreover, this reluctance among the educated community members is inconsistent with various reports [ 16 , 17 ]. As we did not hold focus group discussions, we cannot conclude the reasons for this, but there is a possibility that some form of incentives to encourage their participation in such programs should be taken into account.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Te HH questionnaire was adopted from other studies [15][16][17], adapted to the local context in English, and translated into Amharic to obtain valid responses from the respondents. A bilingual expert (Amharic and English) performed the forward translation, and another bilingual expert independently performed the backward translation.…”
Section: Content Validationmentioning
confidence: 99%