General Characteristics | n (%) |
Self-medication (%) |
OR | 95% CI | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||||
Age group (years) | 0.454 | |||||
≤ 35 | 150 (60.0) | 88.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | ||
> 35 | 100 (40.0) | 91.0 | 9.0 | 1.38 | 0.59-3.20 | |
Gender | 0.020* | |||||
Male | 123 (49.2) | 84.6 | 15.4 | 1.00 | ||
Female | 127 (50.8) | 93.7 | 6.3 | 2.72 | 1.14-6.47 | |
Marital status | 0.670 | |||||
Married | 186 (74.4) | 88.7 | 11.3 | 1.00 | ||
Single/ Divorced/ Widowed | 64 (25.6) | 90.6 | 9.4 | 1.23 | 0.47-3.19 | |
Total number of family member (persons) | 0.479 | |||||
≤ 5 | 180 (72.0) | 88.3 | 11.7 | 1.00 | ||
> 5 | 70 (28.0) | 91.4 | 8.6 | 1.41 | 0.54-3.65 | |
Education | 0.010* | |||||
College/ Bachelor | 54 (21.6) | 79.6 | 20.4 | 1.00 | ||
Primary/ Secondary/ High | 196 (78.4) | 91.8 | 8.2 | 2.88 | 1.25-6.64 | |
Occupation | 0.446* | |||||
Employed | 199 (79.6) | 88.4 | 11.6 | 1.00 | ||
Dependent | 51 (20.4) | 92.2 | 7.8 | 1.54 | 0.51-4.66 | |
Working hours per day (n=210) | 0.011* | |||||
≤ 8 | 52 (20.8) | 78.8 | 21.2 | 1.00 | ||
> 8 | 158 (63.2) | 91.8 | 8.2 | 2.99 | 1.25-7.18 | |
Average income per month (Kyats) (n=210) | 0.036* | |||||
> 130,000 | 65 (26.0) | 81.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | ||
≤ 130,000 | 133 (53.2) | 91.7 | 8.3 | 2.51 | 1.04-6.05 | |
Income status for living/ expense (n=210) | 0.022* | |||||
Enough with/ without saving | 62 (24.8) | 80.6 | 19.4 | 1.00 | ||
Not enough, no debt/ with debt | 136 (54.4) | 91.9 | 8.1 | 2.73 | 1.13-6.58 | |
Decision making role on treatment of illness | 0.006* | |||||
Family member/ heath personnel | 58 (23.2) | 79.3 | 20.7 | 1.00 | ||
Self-decision | 192 (76.8) | 92.2 | 7.8 | 3.08 | 1.35-7.03 | |
Knowledge about self-medication | 0.008* | |||||
Good | 90 (36.0) | 82.2 | 17.8 | 1.00 | ||
Poor | 160 (64.0) | 93.1 | 6.9 | 2.93 | 1.29-6.63 | |
Perception related to self-medication | 0.001* | |||||
Good | 108 (42.3) | 81.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | ||
Poor | 142 (56.8) | 95.1 | 4.9 | 4.38 | 1.78-10.79 | |
Social support for self-medication | 0.014* | |||||
Good | 78 (31.2) | 7.6 | 17.9 | 1.00 | ||
Poor | 172 (68.8) | 92.4 | 82.1 | 2.68 | 1.19-6.00 |