Table 5. Multivariable analysis of predictors of antimicrobial self-medication.
Variable name | Self-medication | Adjusted odds ratio (95%CI) | P-value |
Gender | Female | 1.00 | <0.0001 |
Male | 2.03 (1.33, 3.08) | ||
Hospital drugs don't work | No | 1.00 | 0.021 |
Yes | 1.82 (1.09, 3.04) | ||
Knowledge of the duration of therapy | No | 1.00 | 0.038 |
Yes | 0.70 (0.51, 0.98) | ||
Reading drug leaflets | No | 1.00 | 0.004 |
Yes | 0.37 (0.18, 0.73) | ||
Advice from relatives/friends | No | 1.00 | 0.001 |
Yes | 2.91 (1.58, 5.34) | ||
Previous use experience/old prescriptions | No | 1.00 | <0.0001 |
Yes | 2.49 (1.59, 3.90) | ||
Long distance to health facility | No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 2.33 (1.58, 3.41) | <0.0001 | |
Long waiting time at hospital | No | 1.00 | |
Yes | 2.44 (1.54, 3.88) | <0.0001 |
%: Percentage.
CI: Confidence interval.