Table 1.
General Knowledge regarding paracetamol among the studied participants (n = 176).
| General Knowledge regarding paracetamol | Freq. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetaminophen is different from paracetamol | Yes | 17(9.7) | |
| Noa | 19(10.8) | ||
| Don’t know | 140(79.5) | ||
| Importance of cautious administration of Paracetamol when used with other drugs | Another paracetamol drug | Yesa | 45(25.6) |
| No | 25(14.2) | ||
| Don’t know | 106(60.2) | ||
| Non-paracetamol drug | Yesa | 56(31.8) | |
| No | 27(15.3) | ||
| Don’t know | 93(52.8) | ||
| Possibility of toxicity with Paracetamol administration | Yesa | 64(36.4) | |
| No | 12(6.8) | ||
| Don’t know | 100(56.8) | ||
| Existence of warning signs of Paracetamol overdose | Yesa | 32(18.2) | |
| No | 15(8.5) | ||
| Don’t know | 129(73.3) | ||
| Warning signs of overdose(if present) | Stomach paina | 19(10.8) | |
| Diarrheaa | 5(2.8) | ||
| Vomitinga | 19(10.8) | ||
| Jaundice | 5(2.8) | ||
| Change of urine color | 9(5.1) | ||
| Chest pain | 3(1.7) | ||
| Most affected organ with Paracetamol overdose | No organ | 67(38) | |
| Livera | 61(34.7) | ||
| Stomach | 14(8) | ||
| Kidney | 33(18.8) | ||
| Nerves | 1(0.6) | ||
| Possibility of death with Paracetamol overdose | Yesa | 40(22.7) | |
| No | 18(10.2) | ||
| Don’t know | 118(67) | ||
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Correct answers were written in bold and italic.