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Table 2 Self-medication practices and prevalence

From: Self medication practice and associated factors among students of Asmara College of Health Sciences, Eritrea: a cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percentage(%)

Ever practiced self-medication (n = 293)

Yes

232

79.2

No

61

20.8

Complaints for self medication

Headache and fever

146

62.9

Common cold/cough

58

25.0

Pain and chills

52

22.4

Sore throat

24

10.3

Diarrhoea

19

8.2

Vomiting

9

3.9

Others

7

2.8

Skin infection/diseases

6

2.6

Reasons for self medication

Previous experience

120

51.7

Sufficient knowledge about drugs

83

35.8

Mildness of the illness

59

25.4

Availability of drugs easily

56

24.1

To save time

34

14.7

To save money

18

7.8