Table 3: Medication related information asthmatic patients at Soddo Christian General Hospital, June-July 2017 [N = 106].
Drug related variables | Number | Percentage% |
Other sources of medications for asthma | ||
Private pharmacy Government Health facilities Mission hospitals/clinics Red cross pharmacy |
24 32 8 42 |
22.6% 30.2% 7.5% 39.6% |
Knowledge on use of asthma medications | ||
Curing Reducing pain Reducing progression of asthma I don’t know |
10 12 71 13 |
9.4% 11.3% 70% 12.3% |
Concurrently taken medications (N = 170) | ||
Pain killers Anti-invectives Sleeping pills Cardiovascular drugs Contraceptives CNS drugs Others |
26 27 10 20 7 11 6 |
24.5% 26% 9.4% 18.8% 6.6% 9.6% 5.6% |
Number drugs taken per day | ||
One Two Three More than three |
31 35 24 16 |
30.8% 34.8% 24% 10.4% |
Use of treatments other than antiasthma drugs | ||
Traditional medicine Religious methods Not used |
32 51 22 |
31% 48% 21% |