Table 3.
Determinants of knowledge and perception of self-medication practice among respondents (n = 866)
| Variables | Knowledge on self-medication | Unadjusted odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 214 (51.1) | 205 (48.9) | 1 | 0.015* | 0.020* | |
| Female | 265 (59.3) | 182 (40.7) | 1.395 (1.066–1.825) | 1.431 (1.059–1.935) | ||
| Age-group (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 20 ref | 223 (55.1) | 182 (44.9) | 1 | 0.890 | 0.642 | |
| > 20 | 256 (55.5) | 205 (44.5) | 1.019 (0.779–1.333) | 0.909 (0.607–1.361) | ||
| Department | ||||||
| Nursing ref | 97 (62.6) | 58 (37.4) | 1 | |||
| Pharmacy | 135 (49.1) | 140 (50.9) | 0.577 (0.386–0.862) | 0.007* | 0.621 (0.401–0.961) | 0.033* |
| Medicine and surgery | 247 (56.7) | 189 (43.3) | 0.781 (0.536–1.139) | 0.199 | 1.046 (0.685–1.598) | 0.834 |
| Year of study | ||||||
| Year 1 | 69 (55.2) | 56 (44.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Year 2 | 72 (55.8) | 57 (44.2) | 1.025 (0.625–1.682) | 0.922 | 0.989 (0.593–1.650) | 0.966 |
| Year 3 | 93 (49.7) | 94 (50.3) | 0.803 (0.510–1.265) | 0.344 | 0.781 (0.488–1.251) | 0.304 |
| Year 4 | 117 (62.6) | 70 (37.4) | 1.357 (0.856–2.150) | 0.194 | 1.624 (0.950–2.775) | 0.076 |
| Year 5 | 103 (56.0) | 81 (44.0) | 1.032 (0.653–1.630) | 0.892 | 1.244 (0.692–2.236) | 0.466 |
| Year 6 | 25 (46.3) | 29 (53.7) | 0.274 (0.700–1.328) | 0.274 | 0.691 (0.321–1.485) | 0.344 |
| Perception on self-medication | Unadjusted odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (%) | Poor (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 282 (67.3) | 137 (32.7) | 1 | 0.935 | 0.780 | |
| Female | 302 (67.6) | 145 (32.4) | 1.012 (0.761–1.345) | 0.956 (0.697–1.312) | ||
| Age-group (years) | ||||||
| ≤ 20 ref | 278 (68.6) | 127 (31.4) | 1 | 0.478 | 0.232 | |
| > 20 | 306 (66.4) | 155 (33.6) | 0.902 (0.678–1.200) | 0.772 (0.506–1.179) | ||
| Department | ||||||
| Nursing ref | 111(71.6) | 44 (28.4) | 1 | |||
| Pharmacy | 165 (60.0) | 110 (40.0) | 0.595 (0.389–0.909) | 0.016* | 0.577 (0.365–0.913) | 0.019* |
| Medicine and surgery | 308 (70.6) | 128 (29.4) | 0.954 (0.636–1.431) | 0.819 | 0.958(0.611–1.500) | 0.850 |
| Year of study | ||||||
| Year 1 | 88 (70.4) | 37 (29.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Year 2 | 88 (68.2) | 41(31.8) | 0.902 (0.529–1.539) | 0.706 | 0.829 (0.480–1.433) | 0.502 |
| Year 3 | 120 (64.2) | 67 (35.8) | 0.753 (0.463–1.225) | 0.253 | 0.740 (0.449–1.220) | 0.238 |
| Year 4 | 131(70.1) | 56 (29.9) | 0.984 (0.599–1.614) | 0.948 | 1.226 (0.694–2.165) | 0.483 |
| Year 5 | 115 (62.5) | 69 (37.5) | 0.701 (0.431–1.140) | 0.152 | 0.895 (0.484–1.656) | 0.725 |
| Year 6 | 12 (22.2) | 42 (77.8) | 1.472 (0.697–3.108) | 0.311 | 1.582 (0.669–3.742) | 0.297 |
*Statistically significant (p < 0.05) CI confidence interval