title: In-home drug storage and utilization habits: a Sudanese study.
abstract: Community drug-use habits were studied in 469 household units in different areas of Sudan. About 97.7% of the investigated families had at least one drug product stored at home. The study revealed a high rate of self-medication (46.9%), repeated use of unfinished stored drugs (55.0%), a high rate of drug exchange among families (59.3%) and poor compliance (71.2%). In Sudan there is still a great need to educate and to motivate the general public regarding the principles of rational drug use in order to safeguard health and avoid economic losses.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yousif
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004356:Drug Storage / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D020380:Needs Assessment; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards; D015995:Prevalence; D017751:Safety Management; D012646:Self Administration / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012651:Self Medication / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013397:Sudan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs