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Table 3 Factors influencing self-medication with modern drugs

From: Epidemiology of self-medication with modern medicines among health care professionals in Nekemte town, western Ethiopia

Variables

Self-medication with MDs

Chi square

Yes (n = 104)

No

Gender

 Male

49

24

χ2 = 0.2312

 Female

55

26

P = 0.6306

Age

 20–29

56

20

χ2 = 2.77

 30–39

34

20

P = 0.2503

 ≥ 40

14

10

 

Year of experience

≤ 5

46

16

χ2 = 2.1787

 5–10

36

20

P = 0.3364

 ≥ 10

22

14

 

Marital status

 Unmarried

85

20

χ2 = 19.57

 Married

19

30

P = 0.0000

Field of professionals

 Medical

13

0

–

 Nurses

56

32

 

 Pharmacy

10

3

 

 Othera

25

15

 
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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