Table 1 Household characteristics and medicines by surveyed district
From: Assessing medication packaging and labelling appropriateness in Sri Lanka
Ampara | Colombo | Kandy | Monaragala | Polonnaruwa | Rathnapura | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households surveyed (N) | 216 | 213 | 210 | 216 | 255 | 212 | 1322 |
Persons per household (mean, range) | 4.3 (1–9) | 4.3 (1–8) | 4.4 (1–9) | 4.1 (1–9) | 4.1 (1–8) | 4.2 (1–9) | 4.2 (1–9) |
Western medicines (N) | 765 | 1074 | 980 | 989 | 847 | 1101 | 5756 |
Western medicines per household (mean, range) | 3.5 (0–14) | 5.0 (0–15) | 4.7 (0–15) | 4.6 (0–15) | 3.3 (0–15) | 5.2 (0–14) | 4.4 (0–15) |
Traditional medicines per household (mean, range) | 0.8 (0–5) | 0.9 (0–5) | 0.5 (0–5) | 1.3 (0–7) | 0.7 (0–9) | 0.8 (0–4) | 0.8 (0–9) |