Table 5.
Public reported outcomes for the participants in the study.
| Demographic Characteristics | Statement Do You Intend to Self-Medicate again if the Same Symptoms Appear in the Future? |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Not Sure | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 138 (28.7%) | 57 (11.9%) | 72 (15%) | 0.001 *** |
| Female | 63 (13.1%) | 69 (14.4%) | 81 (16.9%) | |
| Income | ||||
| Under PKR 10,000 | 9 (1.9%) | 2 (0.4%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0.001 *** |
| PKR 10,000 to 20,000 | 26 (5.4% | 9 (1.9%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| Over PKR 20,000 | 166 (34.6%) | 115 (24%) | 146 (30.4%) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Professional | 28 (5.8%) | 26 (5.4%) | 40 (8.3%) | 0.003 ** |
| Skilled labor | 12 (2.5%) | 5 (1%) | 4 (0.8%) | |
| Manual labor | 13 (2.7%) | 5 (1%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Administrative | 28 (5.8%) | 26 (5.4%) | 22 (4.6%) | |
| Self-employed | 67 (14%) | 30 (6.3%) | 46 (9.6%) | |
| Home duties | 35 (7.3%) | 24 (5%) | 34 (7.1%) | |
| Unemployed | 12 (2.5%) | 8 (1.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| Pensioner | 6 (1.4%) | 2 (0.4%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| How do you evaluate your symptoms after taking antibiotics? | ||||
| Better | Worse | Same as before | ||
| 350 (72.9%) | 22 (4.6%) | 108 (22.5%) | ||
| What do you think about practicing SMA to take care of your health? | ||||
| Good practice | Acceptable practice | Not acceptable practice | ||
| 92 (19.2%) | 220 (45.8%) | 168 (35%) | ||
| Do you feel that treating your symptoms with antibiotics proves to be economical? | ||||
| Yes, it’s economical | I cannot say | Not sure | Don’t know at all | |
| 184 (38.3%) | 130 (27.1%) | 88 (18.3%) | 78 (16.3%) | |
| On average, how much money (PKR) did you save one time when you self-medicate with antibiotics? | ||||
| Under PKR 500 | PKR 600 to 1000 | PKR 1000 to 1500 | Above PKR 1500 | I cannot say |
| 98 (20.4%) | 107 (22.3%) | 70 (14.6%) | 52 (10.9%) | 153 (31.8%) |
Legend: *** = p < 0.001; ** = p < 0.01.