Variables

Frequency

Percent

Illness (indications) for self-medication

Headache/fever

169

56.5

Gastrointestinal disease

102

34.1

Respiratory tract infection

95

31.8

Eye disease

67

22.4

Skin diseases or injury

52

17.4

Sexually transmitted disease

31

10.4

Maternal/menstrual

28

29.2

Drugs accessed for self-medication

Antibiotics

179

59.9

Analgesics or antipyretics

143

47.8

Gastrointestinal drugs

86

28.8

Respiratory tract infection drugs

74

24.7

Vitamins

66

22.1

ORS

50

16.7