Table 2.
Comparison of respondents by antibiotic usage with and without prescription
| Total (N=742) N (%) |
Self-medication (N=382) N (%) |
Prescription (N=360) N (%) |
P value | |
| Age group (years) | >0.05 | |||
| 18–29 | 375 (50.54) | 204 (54.40) | 171 (45.60) | |
| 30–39 | 123 (16.58) | 58 (47.15) | 65 (52.85) | |
| 40–49 | 107 (14.42) | 55 (51.40) | 52 (48.60) | |
| 50–59 | 77 (10.38) | 34 (44.16) | 43 (55.84) | |
| 60 and above | 60 (8.09) | 31 (51.67) | 29 (48.33) | |
| Gender | <0.01 | |||
| Female | 340 (45.82) | 153 (45.00) | 187 (55.00) | |
| Male | 402 (54.18) | 229 (56.97) | 173 (43.03) | |
| Education level | <0.05 | |||
| Illiterate | 65 (8.76) | 38 (58.46) | 27 (41.54) | |
| Primary school | 107 (14.42) | 68 (63.55) | 39 (36.45) | |
| Secondary school | 121 (16.31) | 66 (54.55) | 55 (45.45) | |
| Higher Secondary | 184 (24.80) | 91 (49.46) | 93 (50.54) | |
| Bachelor and above | 265 (35.71) | 119 (44.91) | 146 (55.09) | |
| Marital status | >0.05 | |||
| Married | 388 (52.29) | 194 (50.00) | 194 (50.00) | |
| Never married | 336 (45.28) | 179 (53.27) | 157 (46.73) | |
| Other | 18 (2.43) | 9 (50.00) | 9 (50.00) | |
| Occupation | <0.01 | |||
| Agriculture | 110 (14.82) | 70 (63.64) | 40 (36.36) | |
| Service | 187 (25.20) | 79 (42.25) | 108 (57.75) | |
| Other | 36 (4.85) | 23 (63.89) | 13 (36.11) | |
| Student | 275 (37.06) | 141 (51.27) | 134 (48.73) | |
| Housewife | 99 (13.34) | 47 (47.47) | 52 (52.53) | |
| Unemployed | 35 (4.72) | 22 (62.86) | 13 (37.14) | |
| Family income | <0.001 | |||
| <US$417 | 616 (83.02) | 340 (55.19) | 276 (44.81) | |
| US$417 to <US$893 | 106 (14.29) | 40 (37.74) | 66 (62.26) | |
| ≥US$893 | 20 (2.70) | 2 (10.00) | 18 (90.00) | |
| Chronic condition | <0.01 | |||
| No | 296 (39.89) | 171 (57.77) | 125 (42.23) | |
| Yes | 446 (60.11) | 211 (47.31) | 235 (52.69) | |
| Ethnicity | <0.05 | |||
| Chakma | 326 (43.94) | 164 (50.31) | 162 (49.69) | |
| Marma | 281 (37.87) | 148 (52.67) | 133 (47.33) | |
| Tripura | 56 (7.55) | 19 (33.93) | 37 (66.07) | |
| Tanchangya | 43 (5.80) | 30 (69.77) | 13 (30.23) | |
| Bawm | 25 (3.37) | 15 (60.00) | 10 (40.00) | |
| Other | 11 (1.48) | 6 (54.55) | 5 (45.45) | |
| Home district | <0.05 | |||
| Bandarban | 111 (14.96) | 71 (63.96) | 40 (36.04) | |
| Khagrachari | 273 (36.79) | 133 (48.72) | 140 (51.28) | |
| Rangamati | 358 (48.25) | 178 (49.72) | 180 (50.28) |
*P values were analysed using χ2 tests, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.