Table 1.
Participants’ characteristics (N=36).
| Characteristics | Frequency, n (%) | |
| Gender |
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Female | 26 (72) |
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Male | 10 (28) |
| Ethnicity |
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Caucasian | 23 (64) |
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Asian | 10 (28) |
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Other ethnicity | 1 (3) |
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Multiple ethnicities (ie, 2 or more reported) | 3 (8) |
| First language |
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English | 31 (86) |
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Other | 5 (14) |
| School enrollment status |
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Full-time | 30 (83) |
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Part-time | 3 (8) |
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Cooperative education | 3 (8) |
| Faculty of study |
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Science | 9 (25) |
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Social science | 8 (22) |
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Human and social development | 7 (19) |
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Education | 4 (11) |
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Other (eg, business, engineering, fine arts, law) | 8 (22) |
| Medication information resources consulteda |
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Physician | 27 (75) |
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Pharmacist | 16 (44) |
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Electronic resources (eg, internet) | 16 (44) |
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Family member | 9 (25) |
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Other | 1 (3) |
| Number of prescription medications taken daily |
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0 | 16 (44) |
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1 | 13 (36) |
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2 | 6 (17) |
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3 | 1 (3) |
| Follow medication instructions |
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Completely | 17 (47) |
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Mostly | 9 (25) |
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Somewhat | 8 (22) |
aSum exceeds 100% because participants could report using multiple medication resources.