|
Variables
|
Knowledge on self-medication
|
Unadjusted odds ratio
|
Adjusted odds ratio
|
|---|
|
Good (%)
|
Poor (%)
|
OR (95% CI)
|
p-value
|
OR (95% CI)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
214 (51.1)
|
205 (48.9)
|
1
|
0.015*
| |
0.020*
|
|
Female
|
265 (59.3)
|
182 (40.7)
|
1.395 (1.066–1.825)
|
1.431 (1.059–1.935)
|
|
Age-group (years)
|
|
≤ 20 ref
|
223 (55.1)
|
182 (44.9)
|
1
|
0.890
| |
0.642
|
|
> 20
|
256 (55.5)
|
205 (44.5)
|
1.019 (0.779–1.333)
|
0.909 (0.607–1.361)
|
|
Department
|
|
Nursing ref
|
97 (62.6)
|
58 (37.4)
|
1
| | | |
|
Pharmacy
|
135 (49.1)
|
140 (50.9)
|
0.577 (0.386–0.862)
|
0.007*
|
0.621 (0.401–0.961)
|
0.033*
|
|
Medicine and surgery
|
247 (56.7)
|
189 (43.3)
|
0.781 (0.536–1.139)
|
0.199
|
1.046 (0.685–1.598)
|
0.834
|
|
Year of study
|
|
Year 1
|
69 (55.2)
|
56 (44.8)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Year 2
|
72 (55.8)
|
57 (44.2)
|
1.025 (0.625–1.682)
|
0.922
|
0.989 (0.593–1.650)
|
0.966
|
|
Year 3
|
93 (49.7)
|
94 (50.3)
|
0.803 (0.510–1.265)
|
0.344
|
0.781 (0.488–1.251)
|
0.304
|
|
Year 4
|
117 (62.6)
|
70 (37.4)
|
1.357 (0.856–2.150)
|
0.194
|
1.624 (0.950–2.775)
|
0.076
|
|
Year 5
|
103 (56.0)
|
81 (44.0)
|
1.032 (0.653–1.630)
|
0.892
|
1.244 (0.692–2.236)
|
0.466
|
|
Year 6
|
25 (46.3)
|
29 (53.7)
|
0.274 (0.700–1.328)
|
0.274
|
0.691 (0.321–1.485)
|
0.344
|
| |
Perception on self-medication
|
Unadjusted odds ratio
|
Adjusted odds ratio
|
|---|
|
Good (%)
|
Poor (%)
|
OR (95% CI)
|
p-value
|
OR (95% CI)
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
282 (67.3)
|
137 (32.7)
|
1
|
0.935
| |
0.780
|
|
Female
|
302 (67.6)
|
145 (32.4)
|
1.012 (0.761–1.345)
|
0.956 (0.697–1.312)
|
|
Age-group (years)
|
|
≤ 20 ref
|
278 (68.6)
|
127 (31.4)
|
1
|
0.478
| |
0.232
|
|
> 20
|
306 (66.4)
|
155 (33.6)
|
0.902 (0.678–1.200)
|
0.772 (0.506–1.179)
|
|
Department
|
|
Nursing ref
|
111(71.6)
|
44 (28.4)
|
1
| | | |
|
Pharmacy
|
165 (60.0)
|
110 (40.0)
|
0.595 (0.389–0.909)
|
0.016*
|
0.577 (0.365–0.913)
|
0.019*
|
|
Medicine and surgery
|
308 (70.6)
|
128 (29.4)
|
0.954 (0.636–1.431)
|
0.819
|
0.958(0.611–1.500)
|
0.850
|
|
Year of study
|
|
Year 1
|
88 (70.4)
|
37 (29.6)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Year 2
|
88 (68.2)
|
41(31.8)
|
0.902 (0.529–1.539)
|
0.706
|
0.829 (0.480–1.433)
|
0.502
|
|
Year 3
|
120 (64.2)
|
67 (35.8)
|
0.753 (0.463–1.225)
|
0.253
|
0.740 (0.449–1.220)
|
0.238
|
|
Year 4
|
131(70.1)
|
56 (29.9)
|
0.984 (0.599–1.614)
|
0.948
|
1.226 (0.694–2.165)
|
0.483
|
|
Year 5
|
115 (62.5)
|
69 (37.5)
|
0.701 (0.431–1.140)
|
0.152
|
0.895 (0.484–1.656)
|
0.725
|
|
Year 6
|
12 (22.2)
|
42 (77.8)
|
1.472 (0.697–3.108)
|
0.311
|
1.582 (0.669–3.742)
|
0.297
|
- *Statistically significant (p < 0.05) CI confidence interval
