Table 3.

Association between knowledge score and attitudes score (n = 316)

	Spearman’s rho	P value	Significance
1- Self–medication part of self care.	−0.152	0.007	< 0.001	S
2- No need for training to use self- medication?	−0.087	0.123	> 0.05	N.S.
3- Medical and pharmacy students are able to diagnose different diseases.	−0.063	0.264	> 0.05	N.S.
4- Medical and pharmacy students are able to treat different diseases.	−0.089	0.115	> 0.05	N.S.
5- Do you recommend self medication to others?	−0.134	0.017	<  0.05	S
6- Easy access to health care information and facilities, the main cause that medical and pharmacy student use self- medication.	0.129	0.022	<  0.05	S
7- The availability of OTC medicines and belief of its safety leading me to use SM.	0.082	0.148	> 0.05	N.S.
Attitude	−0.093	0.097	< 0.10	S