Table 2.
correlation between different factors and use of medication without prescription from a healthcare professional
| Factors | Have you ever used a medication with your pharmacist's advice without a prescription from a healthcare professional? | P-Values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Age | 20-29 | 229(18.6%) | 1003(81.4%) | 0.001 (Significant) |
| 30-39 | 30(11.3%) | 235(88.7%) | ||
| 40-50 | 7(13.5%) | 45(86.5%) | ||
| Less than 20 | 104(23.4%) | 341(76.6%) | ||
| More than 50 | 4(40%) | 6(60%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 285(22.6%) | 977(77.4%) | 0.0001 (Significant) |
| Female | 89(12.0%) | 653(88%) | ||
| Education level | Primary | 2(14.3%) | 374(79.9%) | 0.872 (Non-Significant) |
| Middle school | 5(15.6%) | 27(84.4%) | ||
| High school | 94(20.1%) | 374(79.9%) | ||
| Higher education | 21(19.6%) | 86(80.4%) | ||
| University level | 252(40%) | 1131(60%) | ||
| Marital status | Divorced | 5(21.7%) | 18(78.3%) | 0.001 (Significant) |
| Married | 56(12.1%) | 405(87.9%) | ||
| Single | 312(20.6%) | 1204(79.4%) | ||
| Widow | 1(25%) | 3(75%) | ||
| Kids | No kids | 330(20.1%) | 1311(79.9%) | 0.006 (Significant) |
| 1 | 16(11.7%) | 121(88.3%) | ||
| 2 | 10(13.5%) | 64(86.5%) | ||
| More than 2 | 18(11.8%) | 134(88.2%) | ||
| Nationality | Non-Saudi | 23(19%) | 98(81%) | 0.920 (Non-Significant) |
| Saudi | 351(18.6%) | 1532(81.4%) | ||
Chi-square test was applied; P≤0.05(significant)