Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and factors associated with practices of self-medication, n (%)
Total (n = 389) | Self-medication present* | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
(n = 273) | (n = 116) | |||
Children gender | ||||
Boy | 202 (51.9) | 150 (74.3) | 52 (25.7) | .068 |
Girl | 187 (48.1) | 123 (65.8) | 64 (34.2) | |
Age | ||||
0–4 | 36 (9.3) | 25 (69.4) | 11 (30.6) | .97 |
5–8 | 185 (47.6) | 129 (69.7) | 56 (30.3) | |
9–12 | 168 (43.2) | 119 (70.8) | 49 (29.2) | |
Parents gender | ||||
Male | 104 (26.7) | 69 (66.3) | 35 (33.7) | .318 |
Female | 285 (73.3) | 204 (71.6) | 81 (28.4) | |
Age | ||||
25–30 | 46 (11.8) | 32 (69.6) | 14 (30.4) | .773 |
30–35 | 97 (24.9) | 72 (74.2) | 25 (25.8) | |
35–40 | 144 (37.1) | 100 (69.4) | 44 (30.6) | |
> 40 | 102 (26.2) | 69 (67.6) | 33 (32.4) | |
Educational level | ||||
Basic education | 102 (26.2) | 65 (63.7) | 37 (36.3) | .224 |
Secondary education | 163 (41.9) | 120 (73.6) | 43 (26.4) | |
Higher education | 124 (31.9) | 88 (71) | 36 (29) | |
Urbanicity | ||||
Rural | 42 (10.8) | 33 (78.6) | 9 (21.4) | .208 |
Urban | 347 (89.2) | 240 (69.2) | 107 (28.4) | |
Economic status | ||||
Lower income | 81 (20.8) | 51 (70.8) | 21 (29.2) | .572 |
Middle income | 236 (60.7) | 169 (71.6) | 67 (28.4) | |
High income | 72 (18.5) | 53 (65.4) | 28 (34.6) | |
Health insurances | ||||
Present | 358 (92.0) | 251 (70.1) | 107(29.9) | .92 |
Absent | 31 (8.0) | 22 (71.0) | 9 (29.0) | |