Table 1.
Characteristics of the respondents (n=388)
| Characteristics | Number (Percent) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 82 (21.1) |
| Female | 296 (76.3) |
| Not identified | 10 (2.6) |
| The region they lived | |
| Central region | 180 (46.4) |
| Northern region | 147 (37.9) |
| Southern, Eastern, and Western region | 44 (11.3) |
| Northeastern region | 17 (4.4) |
| Highest education qualification | |
| Primary | 2 (0.5) |
| Secondary or equivalent | 58 (15.0) |
| Bachelor’s degree or equivalent | 234 (60.3) |
| Higher than Bachelor’s degree | 94 (24.2) |
| Major occupation | |
| University students | 119 (30.7) |
| Full-time jobs with salary and benefits (company officers, employees, civil servants) | 160 (41.2) |
| No full-time jobs with salary and benefits (private businessmen, merchants, retired people, jobless ones) | 68 (17.5) |
| Not identified | 41 (10.6) |
| Age (years)* | 29 (23-40) |
| Frequency of drugstore visiting (times/year)* | 5 (3-10) |
*
Median value (interquartile range)