Table 4.
Factors influencing self-medication practice.
| Self-medication practice during last 3 months | p -Value | Odds ratio (Risk estimate) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Subgroup | 95% confidence interval | |||||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Value | Lower | Upper | |||
| Gender | Male | 101 (16.5) | 74 (12.1) | ||||
| Female | 222 (36.3) | 214 (35) | 0.128 | 1.316 | 0.924 | 1.874 | |
| Hospital distance from residence | <10 km | 247 (40.4) | 188 (30.8) | 0.02* | 1.729 | 1.214 | 2.462 |
| More than 10 km | 76 (12.4) | 100 (16.4) | |||||
| Routine physical activity | Yes | 138 (22.6) | 152 (24.9) | 0.013* | 0.667 | 0.485 | 0.919 |
| No | 185 (30.3) | 136 (22.3) | |||||
| Family member in healthcare | Yes | 152 (24.9) | 120 (19.6) | 0.181 | 1.244 | 0.903 | 1.714 |
| No | 171 (28) | 168 (27.5) | |||||
| Children at home | No | 120 (19.6) | 97 (15.9) | 0.371 | 1.164 | 0.835 | 1.623 |
| Yes | 203 (33.2) | 191 (31.3) | |||||
| Nationality | Saudi | 280 (45.8) | 260 (42.6) | 0.167 | 0.701 | 0.423 | 1.162 |
| Non-Saudi | 43 (7) | 28 (4.6) | |||||
| Residential status | Living with family | 292 (47.8) | 256 (41.9) | 0.539 | 1.177 | 0.699 | 1.984 |
| Living alone | 31 (5.1) | 32 (5.2) | |||||