Table 3.

A comparison in the mean of beliefs about medicines questionnaire scores (BMQ) in both sexes.

	Total	Male	Female	P value
Necessity median	18 (13–25)	18.5 (15–25)	18(13–23)	0.140
Concern median	11 (5–22)	12 (5–22.)	10 (7–22)	0.327
Necessity–concerns differential score	8 (−7–17)	7.5 (−4–17.)	9 (−7–16)	0.960
Overuse median	9 (3–15)	9 (3–14)	10 (5–15)	0.214
Harm median	14 (4–19)	12.5 (4–19)	15 (10–19)	0.055
Benefit median	12 (5–20)	14.5 (8–20)	12 (5–18)	0.097