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%) |