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. 2014 Mar 21;9(3):e92323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092323

Table 2. Categories of antimicrobial drugs used in self-medication and disease symptoms.

Disease symptoms Antifungal (%) Antimalarial (%) Antibacterial (%) Anthelmintic (%) Total (%) P- value
Cough, sore throat 1 (0.0003%) 249 (7.5%) 470 (14.1%) 13 (0.4%) 733 (22.1%) <0.0001
Fever, headache 0 372 (11.2%) 616 (18.5%) 21 (0.6%) 1009 (30.3%) 0.007
Difficulty breathing 2 (0.04%) 377 (8%) 273 (5.8%) 15 (0.3%) 331 (10%) 0.016
Convulsions 0 31 (0.9%) 67 (2.0%) 4 (0.1%) 102 (3.0%) 0.250
Diarrhea, vomiting 0 225 (6.8%) 359 (10.8%) 19 (0.6%) 603 (18.2%) 0.001
Painful urination 2 (0.0006%) 26 (0.8%) 50 (1.5%) 3 (0.001%) 80 (2.4%) 0.021
Others 2 (0.0006%) 155 (4.7%) 296 (8.9%) 12 (0.4%) 465 (14%) 0.004
Total 5 (0.2%) 1167 (35.1%) 2067 (62.2%) 84 (2.5%) 3323 (100%)