Research Article
Self-Medication Practices among Parents in Italy
Table 2
Logistic regression models for potential determinants of the different outcomes of interest.
| | OR | 95% CI | P value |
| Model 1. Have taken at least once some form of self-medication () | | | | Educational level | | | | Primary school or lower | 0.24 | 0.14–0.41 | <0.001 | Secondary school | 0.69 | 0.47–1.01 | 0.051 | College degree or higher | 1.0* | — | — | Age | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 | 0.003 | Personal health problem in the preceding twelve months | 1.64 | 1.15–2.34 | 0.006 | Gender | 1.52 | 1.03–2.23 | 0.03 | Physician as source of information about medicines | 0.69 | 0.47–1.02 | 0.06 | Model 2: Self-medication in the twelve-month period preceding the study () | | | | Health problem in the preceding twelve months | 1.65 | 1.09–2.48 | 0.02 | Model 3: Appropriateness of oral self-medication () | | | | Gender | 1.74 | 0.99–3.05 | 0.051 | Need of additional information about medicines | 0.63 | 0.38–1.04 | 0.07 | Self-perceived health status | 1.17 | 0.38–1.07 | 0.09 | Personal health problem in the preceding twelve months | 0.64 | 0.8–5.41 | 0.14 | Had visited the physician in the preceding twelve months | 0.74 | 0.42–1.31 | 0.31 | Model 4: Willing to practice medication without the prescription of a physician () | | | | Gender | 3.4 | 1.15–10.1 | 0.03 | Educational level | | | | Primary school or lower | 0.19 | 0.03–1.13 | 0.07 | Secondary school | 0.34 | 0.12–0.94 | 0.04 | College degree or higher | 1.0* | — | — | Occupation | 2.89 | 0.81–10.24 | 0.1 | Personal health problem in the preceding twelve months | 2.07 | 0.8–5.41 | 0.14 | Had visited the physician in the preceding twelve months | 2.79 | 0.7–11.08 | 0.14 | Age | 1.05 | 0.98–1.12 | 0.19 |
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*Reference category.
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