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Reason for analgesics self medication (N=153).
| Reason | Frequency | Percentage | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illness too trivial for consultation | 75 | 49.1 | 41.2- 57.0 |
| Lack of time for consultation/ urgency | 31 | 20.3 | 13.9- 26.7 |
| Previous experience | 23 | 15.0 | 9.3- 20.1 |
| Confidence in self diagnosis | 12 | 7.8 | 3.5- 12.0 |
| Privacy | 9 | 5.9 | 2.2- 9.6 |
| Other reasons | 3 | 1.9 | -0.3- 4.0 |
