Assessment of magnitude of medicines wastage and the contributing factors in selected public health facilities of Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia Regional State.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicine wastage occurs when medicines are damaged, obsolete, or expired and become unsafe for use. In Ethiopia, although there are reports that reveal the presence of wasted medicines in the country, there is limited objective evidence on the type and extent of medicine wastage as well as its contributing factors.

Objective

The study aimed to assess the medicine wastage rate and identify its contributing factors in the sampled public health facilities (HFs) in Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia Regional State.

Method

A facility-based cross-sectional study complemented by a qualitative study was conducted in selected public HFs in Hadiya Zone, Central Ethiopia Regional State, from November 1 to 31, 2022. All the hospitals were selected intentionally, and health

SUBMITTER: Demisse H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature