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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)