Table 6 Source of information on dosage regimen and medications for self-medication practice
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Source of medication (n = 473) | ||
 Community pharmacy | 281 | 59.4 |
 Patent medicine vendor | 116 | 24.5 |
 Friends/family | 48 | 10.2 |
 Hospital | 28 | 5.9 |
aSource of information on drug dosage regimen (n = 777) | ||
 Patient Information leaflet | 251 | 32.3 |
 Family and friends | 172 | 22.1 |
 Classroom | 143 | 18.4 |
 Textbook | 132 | 16.9 |
 Social media | 52 | 6.7 |
 Print media (newspaper and magazine) | 27 | 3.6 |