Table 3.
Associated Factors of SM Practice Among Health Professionals at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n=412)
| Variables | Categories | Self-Medication Practice | COR (95% UI) | AOR (95% UI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Sex | Female | 98 (43.6) | 94 (50.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Male | 127 (56.4) | 93 (49.7) | 1.31 (0.89,1.93) | 1.45 (0.95,2.15) | |
| Department | Nurse | 99 (44.0) | 97 (51.9) | 0.43 (0.26,0.70) | 0.61 (0.33,1.13) |
| Pharmacy | 79 (35.1) | 33 (17.6) | 0.65 (0.24,1.75) | 0.59 (0.21,1.65) | |
| Medicine | 11 (4.9) | 7 (3.7) | 1.33 (0.76,2.30) | 1.68 (0.93,3.07) | |
| Midwifery | 30 (13.3) | 39 (20.9) | 1.87 (0.67,5.26) | 1.84 (0.62,5.49) | |
| Laboratory | 6 (2.7) | 11 (5.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Years after last graduation | <3 | 65 (28.9) | 36 (19.3) | 1.7 (1.07,2.71) | 1.67 (1.01,2.76)* |
| ≥3 | 160 (71.1) | 151 (80.7) | 1 | 1 | |
| Working hours per week | 0–38 | 31 (13.8) | 14 (7.5) | 1.50 (0.74,3.04) | 1.51 (0.72,3.26) |
| 39–43 | 96 (42.7) | 65 (34.8) | 2.26 (1.07,4.77) | 2.26 (0.98,5.18) | |
| 44–55 | 48 (21.3) | 49 (26.2) | 2.61 (1.25,5.45) | 2.44 (1.07,5.57)* | |
| 56–110 | 50 (22.2) | 59 (31.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Average number of patients contacted per day | 4–9 | 47 (20.9) | 53 (28.3) | 1 | 1 |
| 10–14 | 45 (20.0) | 40 (21.4) | 1.88 (1.14,3.10) | 1.43 (0.81,2.54) | |
| 15–29 | 28 (12.4) | 31 (16.6) | 1.48 (0.87,2.51) | 1.20 (0.64,2.25) | |
| 30–200 | 105 (46.7) | 63 (33.7) | 1.85 (1.01,3.36) | 1.60 (0.80,3.18) | |
| Work load | None | 18 (8.0) | 14 (7.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 17 (7.6) | 26 (13.9) | 1.06 (0.49,2.26) | 0.92 (0.39,2.14) | |
| Medium | 91 (40.4) | 74 (39.6) | 2.07 (1.05,4.10) | 1.81 (0.87,3.78) | |
| High | 99 (44.0) | 73 (39.0) | 1.10 (0.72,1.70) | 1.00 (0.63,1.59) | |
| Knowledge on OTC classification of drugs | Yes | 181 (80.4) | 130 (69.5) | 1.80 (1.15,2.84) | 1.75 (1.03,2.99)* |
| No | 44 (19.6) | 57 (30.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Ever taken antibiotics | Yes | 196 (87.1) | 147 (78.6) | 1.84 (1.09,3.11) | 1.39 (0.76,2.56) |
| No | 29 (12.9) | 40 (21.4) | 1 | 1 | |
Notes: Hosmer and Lemeshow goodness of fit p=0.391, *p<0.05.
Abbreviations: OTC, over-the-couner; UI, uncertainty interval; COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.