Table 4.

Differences in the proportion of respondents using self-medication according to place of residence, gender and age

Respondent characteristics	Proportion using self-medication
Urban	0.65
Rural	0.5
Male	0.64*
Female	0.4
Age < 40 years	0.7**
Age ≥ 40 years	0.42

* z = 2.22, p < 0.05, compared to female respondents ** z = 4.84, p < 0.05, compared to respondents aged ≥ 40 years