|
Variables
|
Self-medication
|
cOR
|
95% CI
|
P value*
|
|---|
| |
Yes n (%)
|
No n (%)
| |
|---|
|
Age(years)
| | | | | |
|
< 40
|
58(24.3)
|
181(75.7)
|
1
| | |
|
≥ 40
|
84(36.5)
|
146(63.5)
|
1.80
|
1.20–2.68
|
0.003
|
|
Educational status
|
|
None/primary
|
12(60.0)
|
8(40.0)
|
5.51
|
2.05–14.81
|
0.001
|
|
Secondary
|
45(39.1)
|
70(60.9)
|
2.36
|
1.34–4.14
|
0.003
|
|
Tertiary
|
57(28.1)
|
146(71.9)
|
1.43
|
0.85–2.41
|
0.171
|
|
Postgraduate
|
28(21.4)
|
103(78.6)
|
1
| | |
|
Marital status
|
|
Single
|
31(23.0)
|
104(77.0)
|
1
| | |
|
Married/cohabiting
|
95(31.7)
|
205(68.3)
|
1.55
|
0.97–2.49
|
0.065
|
|
Widowed/separated
|
16(47.1)
|
18(52.9)
|
2.98
|
1.36–6.53
|
0.006
|
|
Employment status
|
|
Salary earner
|
53(26.6)
|
146(73.4)
|
0.75
|
0.46–1.22
|
0.239
|
|
Self-employment
|
49(33.1)
|
94(66.9)
|
1.01
|
0.61–1.69
|
0.955
|
|
Unemployed
|
40(32.8)
|
82(67.2)
|
1
| | |
|
Monthly income (Naira)
|
|
None
|
34(30.9)
|
76(69.1)
|
1
| | |
|
< 50,000
|
48(34.3)
|
92(65.7)
|
1.17
|
0.68–1.99
|
0.573
|
|
50–100,000
|
24(30.4)
|
55(69.6)
|
0.98
|
0.52–1.83
|
0.938
|
|
> 100,000
|
36(25.7)
|
104(74.3)
|
0.77
|
0.44–1.35
|
0.364
|
|
SM is cheaper
| |
|
Yes
|
125(33.8)
|
245(66.2)
|
2.46
|
1.40–4.33
|
0.002
|
|
No
|
17(17.2)
|
82(82.8)
|
1
| | |
|
Correct definition of SM
| |
|
Yes
|
125(30.3)
|
287(69.7)
|
1
| | |
|
No
|
17(29.8)
|
40(70.2)
|
1.02
|
0.56–1.88
|
0.937
|
|
SM is harmful
| |
|
Yes
|
122(30.5)
|
278(69.5)
|
0.93
|
0.53–1.63
|
0.800
|
|
No
|
20(29.0)
|
49(71.0)
|
1
| | |
- P value < 0.05 are considered significant, SM self-medication, *binary logistic regression
