Table 3 Prevalence of online medication purchasing according to sociodemographic characteristics (n = 420)

All

131 (31.2%)

26.7

35.6

Sex

Female

49 (25.1%)

1

–

–

–

Male

82 (36.4%)

1.71

1.12

2.61

0.013

Age groups

18–24

20 (40.0%)

0.91

0.42

1.95

0.80

25–34

38 (39.2%)

0.88

0.45

1.69

0.63

35–44

18 (21.2%)

0.36

0.18

0.76

0.007

45–54

30 (23.3%)

0.41

0.21

0.79

0.008

 ≥ 55

25 (42.4%)

1

–

–

–

Marital status

Single

43 (43.9%)

2.08

1.30

3.32

0.002

Married

88 (27.3%)

1

–

–

–

Educational level

High school

9 (75.0%)

6.93

1.83

26.3

0.004

Bachelor’s degree

41 (29.3%)

0.96

0.61

1.49

0.84

Postgraduate

81 (30.2%)

1

–

–

–

Employment status

Unemployed

34 (30.4%)

1

–

–

–

Employed

97 (31.5%)

1.06

0.66

1.69

0.82

Chronic disease

Yes

107 (30.8%)

0.97

0.58

1.61

0.91

No

24 (32.9%)

1

–

–

–