Table 2.
Information about practicing of self-medications
| Question | n | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did you practice self-medication this month? | |||
| Yes | 119 | 63.3 | |
| No | 69 | 36.7 | |
| Frequency of practice | |||
| No self-medication | 74 | 39.4 | |
| Rarely (Once a month) | 75 | 39.9 | |
| Frequently (Once every two week) | 23 | 12.2 | |
| Very frequently (Once a week) | 16 | 8.5 | |
| Source of Information | |||
| Pharmacist | 91 | 48.4 | |
| Physician | 31 | 16.5 | |
| Family and Friends | 18 | 9.6 | |
| Internet | 16 | 8.5 | |
| More than one | 32 | 17 | |
| Nature of the medication used | |||
| Prescription only medicines | 30 | 16 | |
| Non-prescription medication (OTC) | 84 | 44.7 | |
| Both | 74 | 39.4 | |
| Place of obtaining medications for self-medication | |||
| Pharmacy | 134 | 71.3 | |
| Friends | 9 | 4.8 | |
| Available in house | 45 | 23.9 | |
| Symptoms experienced | |||
| Headache, fever and pain, dysmenorrhea | 66 | 35.1 | |
| Cold and Flu Allergy | 45 | 23.9 | |
| Gastric symptoms (Diarrhea/constipation/indigestion) | 10 | 5.3 | |
| Throat, respiratory tract infection, and skin infection | 10 | 5.3 | |
| Paleness | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Wight loss | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Depression | 1 | 0.5 | |
| More than one | 29 | 26.1 | |
| Non | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Types of medications used for self-medication | |||
| Analgesics/Antipyretics | 55 | 29.3 | |
| Antibiotics | 22 | 11.7 | |
| Cough and Flu | 14 | 7.4 | |
| Anti-diarrheal/Laxatives | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Anti-histamines | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Multivitamins | 9 | 4.8 | |
| Antihypertensive | 2 | 1.1 | |
| Antiplatelet | 1 | 0.5 | |
| I do not remember | 6 | 3.2 | |
| More than one medication used | 74 | 39.4 |