Table 4.
Drugs self-medicated in past two weeks
| Category of drugs (ATC Code) |
Number of students self-medicating at least once in past two weeks (%) n=289 | Gender distribution of self-medication in past two weeks# | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males (%) n=134 |
Females (%) n=142 |
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| Analgesics (M01A/ N02B) | 149 (51.6) | 61 (45.5)* | 82 (57.7)* |
| Antipyretics (N02B) | 124 (42.9) | 54 (40.3) | 65 (45.8) |
| Nasal decongestants (R01A/R01B) | 63 (21.8) | 29 (21.6) | 27 (19.0) |
| Vitamins/Nutritional supplements(A11/ B03) | 54 (18.7) | 25 (18.7) | 26 (18.3) |
| Systemic Antibiotics(J01) | 33 (11.4) | 15 (11.2) | 18 (12.7) |
| Anti- allergic Drugs (R06) | 22 (7.6) | 15 (11.2)* | 6 (4.2)* |
| Anti-emetic Drugs (A04) | 26 (9.0) | 10 (7.5) | 13 (9.2) |
| Sedatives/Hypnotics(N05C) | 31 (10.7) | 9 (6.7)* | 21 (14.8)* |
| Herbal/homeopathic Drugs | 25 (8.7) | 17(12.7)** | 6 (4.2)** |
| Anti-diarrheal Drugs (A07) | 18 (6.2) | 8 (6.0) | 9 (6.3) |
| Drugs for constipation (A06) | 12 (4.2) | 7 (5.2) | 4 (2.8) |
| Others | 19 (6.6) | 8 (6.0) | 10 (7.0) |
| #Gender not reported by 13 students Significant differences between Gender: *p< 0.05; **p< 0.01 | |||