Table 3.
Factors associated with self-medication practice.
| Variables | Self-medication | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | p value∗ | ||||
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| Yes | No | Crude | Adjusted | ||||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 158 | 78 | 1.287 (0.857, 1.935) | 1.102 (0.637, 1.909) | 0.728 | ||
| Female | 107 | 68 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
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| Faculty | 8 | ||||||
| Medical | 120 | 81 | 0.664 (0.442, 0.997) | 0.375 (0.155, 0.907) | 0.030 ∗∗ | ||
| Nonmedical | 145 | 65 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
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| Year of study | |||||||
| First year | 31 | 13 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| Second year | 78 | 51 | 0.641 (0.307, 1.314) | 0.835 (0.345, 2.020) | 0.689 | ||
| Third year | 106 | 67 | 0.663 (0.324, 1.358) | 1.028 (0.393, 2.686) | 0.956 0 | ||
| Fourth year | 22 | 11 | 0.839 (0.318, 2.215) | 2.120 (0.665, 6.766) | 0.204 | ||
| Fifth year | 28 | 4 | 2.935 (0.857, 10.060) | 5.524 (1.436, 21.244) | 0.013 ∗∗ | ||
Notes: ∗p values characterize the corresponding adjusted odds ratios. Bold values indicate significant predictors at 95% confidence level. ∗∗Significant value (p < 0.05).