Socio demographic characteristics | practicing self-medication (n = 308) % (n) | Not practicing self-medication (n = 114) % (n) | P-value* |
Age <20 years 20 - 30 years 30 - 40 years >40 years |
13.0 (40) 33.4 (103) 24.7 (76) 28.9 (89) |
14.0 (16) 38.6 (44) 14.9 (17) 32.5 (37) |
0.1
|
Sex Males Females |
46.8 (144) 53.2 (164) |
43.0 (49) 57.0 (65) |
0.4
|
Educational level ≥High school |
14.3 (44) 85.7 (264) |
14.0 (16) 86.0 (98) |
0.9
|
Occupation Unemployed Manual work Clerical work Professional |
27.3 (84) 18.5 (57) 13.3 (41) 40.9 (126) |
44.7 (51) 14.0 (16) 6.1 (7) 35.2 (40) |
0.003
|
Family members <4 members ≥4 members |
24.4 (75) 75.6 (233) |
25.4 (29) 74.6 (85) |
0.8
|