Table 3.
Long-term relative risk reduction (RRR) in misconceptions about drug use
| Misconceptions about drug use | Intervention group (n = 166) | Control group (n = 201) | RR | 95% CI | RRR, % | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common cold | ||||||
| Require drugs (%) | 40.4 | 62.8 | 0.64 | 0.52, 0.80 | 36 | <0.001 |
| Injections to cure (%) | 66.9 | 69.3 | 0.96 | 0.83, 1.12 | 4 | NS |
| Require cough suppressants (%) | 50.6 | 75.8 | 0.67 | 0.56, 0.80 | 33 | <0.001 |
| Diarrhoea | ||||||
| Require take antidiarrhoeals (%) | 51.9 | 66.5 | 0.78 | 0.65, 0.94 | 22 | <0.01 |
| Multivitamins | ||||||
| Help us to study (%) | 18.7 | 33.7 | 0.56 | 0.38, 0.82 | 44 | <0.01 |
| Give us more energy (%) | 49.4 | 73.3 | 0.67 | 0.56, 0.81 | 33 | <0.001 |
| Make us grow stronger (%) | 36.4 | 66.8 | 0.54 | 0.43, 0.69 | 46 | <0.001 |
| Other items | ||||||
| Medicines promotional activity is educational (%) | 40.6 | 67.6 | 0.60 | 0.49, 0.75 | 40 | <0.001 |
| Medicines are always the best way to be healthy (%) | 24.0 | 56.3 | 0.43 | 0.31, 0.58 | 57 | <0.001 |
| Drugs are always safe (%) | 7.8 | 31.6 | 0.25 | 0.14, 0.44 | 75 | <0.001 |
| To know which drugs we need to take, asking the pharmacist is enough (%) | 9.0 | 18.8 | 0.48 | 0.27, 0.85 | 52 | <0.01 |