Medicine storage, wastage, and associated determinants among urban households: a systematic review and meta-analysis of household surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Irrational household storage of medicines is a world-wide problem, which triggers medicine wastage as well as its associated harms. This study aimed to include all available evidences from literature to perform a focused examination of the prevalence and factors associated with medicine storage and wastage among urban households. This systematic review and meta-analysis mapped the existing literature on the burden, outcomes, and affective socio-economic factors of medicine storage among urban households. In addition, this study estimated pooled effect sizes for storage and wastage rates.

Methods

Household surveys evaluating modality, size, costs, and affective factors of medicines storage at home were searched in PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, SCOPUS, ProQuest, and Google

SUBMITTER: Jafarzadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8196539 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature