Table 4.
Adjusted and crude analysis of the variables associated with self-medication
| |
Bivariate Analysis |
Multivariate Analysis |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | PR | (95%CI) | p | PR | (95% CI) | p |
| Employment |
|
|
0.02 |
|
0.41 |
|
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes |
0.91 |
(0.842–0.988) |
|
0.96 |
(0.880–1.055) |
|
| Partner |
|
|
0.03 |
|
|
0.75 |
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes |
0.90 |
(0.821–0.992) |
|
1.02 |
(0.920–1.22) |
|
| Children |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
0.014 |
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes |
0.80 |
(0.690–0.933) |
|
0.83 |
(0.712–0.963) |
|
| Age |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
0.45 |
| > 30 |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| 20–30 |
1.22 |
(1.05–1.41) |
|
|
|
|
| ≤ 19 |
1.24 |
(1.06–1.44) |
|
1.03 |
(0.962–1.092) |
|
| Sex |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
0.03 |
| Female |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Male |
0.92 |
(0.87–0.98) |
|
0.93 |
(0.879–0.993) |
|
| Illicit drug use |
|
|
0.38 |
|
|
0.05 |
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes |
1.00 |
(0.95–1.13) |
|
1.09 |
(1.001–1.180) |
|
| Home pharmacy |
|
|
0.00 |
|
|
0.00 |
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes | 1.40 | (1.21–1.62) | 1.39 | (1.201–1.606) | ||
First and second level in the hierarchical model.
95%CI = 95% confidence interval; PR = prevalence ratio.