Table 3.

Measures taken by students who reported an illness (n = 213)

Measure taken	Drug source	Frequency	Percent
Visiting physician	Pharmacy or drug shop with prescription	92	43.2
Self-medication	Pharmacy or drug shop without prescription 59 (72%)	82	38.5
	From friends 13 (15.9%)
	Drugs left over from prior use 3 (3.6%)
	Others 7 (8.5%)*
No action taken	-	39	18.3

^*From Relatives, Kiosk, etc., N = 82 for drug source under self-medication