Table 5.

Sources of information on OTC drugs

Sources of information on OTC drugs**	UHS/UPP		UTA		p-value	Females		Males		p-value	≤70 years		≥71 years		p-value
	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Doctor	39	45.88	42	49.41	0.645	63	47.01	18	50.00	0.750	71	48.63	10	41.67	0.527
Pharmacist	41	48.24	40	47.06	0.878	60	44.78	21	58.33	0.148	72	49.32	9	37.50	0.283
Friends	21	24.71	18	21.18	0.584	29	21.64	10	27.78	0.437	34	23.29	5	20.83	0.791
Family	13	15.29	20	23.53	0.175	27	20.15	6	16.67	0.639	31	21.23	2	8.33	0.139
Internet	21	24.71	25	29.41	0.490	34	25.37	12	33.33	0.340	41	28.08	5	20.83	0.459
Television	9	10.59	14	16.47	0.262	15	11.19	8	22.22	0.086	19	13.01	4	16.67	0.628
I don’t look for information – I know what ails me	16	18.82	11	12.94	0.294	22	16.42	5	13.89	0.712	21	14.38	6	25.00	0.187
Total	85	100.00	85	100.00		134	100.00	36	100.00		146	100.00	24	100.00

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Abbreviations: OTC, over-the-counter; UHS, University of a Healthy Senior; UPP, University of Psychogeriatric Prophylaxis; UTA, University of the Third Age.