Table 4.
Respondents’ practices related to self-medication amid the COVID pandemic.
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Self-medication during COVID-19 * | |
| Yes | 774 (66.0) |
| No | 399 (34.0) |
| Reason for self-medication? ** | |
| Cold or flu | 216 (27.9) |
| COVID-19 prevention | 324 (41.9) |
| Suspected COVID symptoms | 160 (20.7) |
| COVID-19 positive | 36 (4.7) |
| Consuming regularly | 19 (2.5) |
| Miscellaneous | 19 (2.5) |
| Symptom improvement ** | |
| All symptoms improved | 40 (5.1) |
| Many symptoms improved | 326 (42.0) |
| Some symptoms improved | 295 (38.0) |
| One symptom improved | 89 (11.4) |
| No improvement | 28 (3.6) |
NB: * N = 1173; ** N = 774.