Table 3b.
Analysis of self-medications
| Source of medicines | |||||
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| Pharmacy | Friends | Available at home | |||
| Gender n (%) | |||||
| Male | 63 (82.9) | 4 (5.3) | 9 (11.8) | ||
| Female | 71 (63.4) | 5 (4.5) | 36 (32.1) | ||
| Residence status, n (%) | |||||
| With family | 112 (72.7) | 6 (3.9) | 36 (23.4) | ||
| With friends | 4 (36.4) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (36.4) | ||
| Alone | 18 (78.3) | 0 (0) | 5 (21.7) | ||
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| Views about SM practice | |||||
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| In favor | Against, can be used in rare situations | Against | |||
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| Residence status | |||||
| With family | 44 (28.6) | 84 (54.5) | 26 (16.9) | ||
| With friends | 8 (72.7) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (9.1) | ||
| Alone | 4 (17.4) | 17 (73.9) | 2 (8.7) | ||
| Academic year | |||||
| Fourth year student | 28 (25.2) | 70 (63.1) | 13 (11.7) | ||
| Fifth year student | 28 (36.4) | 33 (42.9) | 16 (20.8) | ||
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| Source of information about medicines | |||||
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| Physician | Pharmacist | Family/Friends | Internet | More than one | |
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| Residence status | |||||
| With family | 19 (12.3) | 81 (52.6) | 13 (8.4) | 12 (7.8) | 29 (18.8) |
| With friends | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (18.2) |
| Alone | 8 (34.8) | 9 (39.1) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.3) |