Knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM)
Proper way of disposing unused medication is really important as improper way of disposing it will give negative impact to the environment and will contribute to more medical wastage. A campaign regarding this issue is really important to educate and encourage users on how to properly dispose tho...
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| description | Proper way of disposing unused medication is really important as improper way of
disposing it will give negative impact to the environment and will contribute to more medical
wastage. A campaign regarding this issue is really important to educate and encourage users
on how to properly dispose those unused medication, hence a cross-sectional study was
carried out to determine the level of knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal
among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM). Data was collected
using an adopted questionnaire from previous study. A total of 146 patients from Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were involved to
participate in this study. A convenient sampling method was used to choose the participants.
Data collected were statistically analysed using Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS)
software version of 27. This study shows that 70.5% of the respondents have low level of
knowledge of unused medication disposal. Finding also shows there’s a significant
relationship between the knowledge and the actual practice of unused medication disposal
(p>0.05). Result also shows some of the 4 factors influenced actual practice of unused
medication has a significant relationship (p<0.05). In conclusion, patients in Hospital
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) have insufficient knowledge of unused medication
disposal and the authorities should take an action to promote and educate patients regarding
this issue to get a better outcome. |
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| spelling | usm-614412025-02-02T07:51:32Z http://eprints.usm.my/61441/ Knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) Sidek, Siti Nur Farzana R Medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica Proper way of disposing unused medication is really important as improper way of disposing it will give negative impact to the environment and will contribute to more medical wastage. A campaign regarding this issue is really important to educate and encourage users on how to properly dispose those unused medication, hence a cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the level of knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM). Data was collected using an adopted questionnaire from previous study. A total of 146 patients from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria were involved to participate in this study. A convenient sampling method was used to choose the participants. Data collected were statistically analysed using Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) software version of 27. This study shows that 70.5% of the respondents have low level of knowledge of unused medication disposal. Finding also shows there’s a significant relationship between the knowledge and the actual practice of unused medication disposal (p>0.05). Result also shows some of the 4 factors influenced actual practice of unused medication has a significant relationship (p<0.05). In conclusion, patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) have insufficient knowledge of unused medication disposal and the authorities should take an action to promote and educate patients regarding this issue to get a better outcome. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023-06 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61441/1/28.%20SITI%20NUR%20FARZANA%20DISERTASI-E.pdf Sidek, Siti Nur Farzana (2023) Knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM). Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted) |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica Sidek, Siti Nur Farzana Knowledge and practice of unused medication disposal among patients in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) |
| title | Knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
(Hospital USM) |
| title_full | Knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
(Hospital USM) |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
(Hospital USM) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
(Hospital USM) |
| title_short | Knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
(Hospital USM) |
| title_sort | knowledge and practice of unused
medication disposal among patients in
hospital universiti sains malaysia
(hospital usm) |
| topic | R Medicine RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/61441/ http://eprints.usm.my/61441/1/28.%20SITI%20NUR%20FARZANA%20DISERTASI-E.pdf |