Prevalence, pattern and predictors of self-medication for COVID-19 among residents in Umuahia, Abia State, Southeast Nigeria: policy and public health implications

Table 3 Predictors of self-medication against COVID-19 prevention among the respondents

Variable	aOR	95%CI	P value*
Age(years)
< 40	1
≥ 40	1.87	1.11–3.13	0.018
Educational status
None/primary	3.78	1.28–11.19	0.016
Secondary	2.15	1.17–3.97	0.014
Tertiary	1.50	0.87–2.59	0.146
Postgraduate	1
Marital status
Single	1
Married/cohabiting	1.31	0.74–2.33	0.352
Widow/separated	1.30	0.49–3.45	0.595
SM is cheaper
Yes	2.29	1.24–4.24	0.008
No	1

P value < 0.05 are considered significant, SM self-medication, *binary logistic regression

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