Prevalence and Predictors of Self-Medication with Antibiotics in Al Wazarat Health Center, Riyadh City, KSA

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and self-prescription of antibiotics ().

Variables	Self-prescribed antibiotics		Total (%)	OR (95% CI)
	No (%)	Yes (%)
Gender
Female	88 (55.7)	70 (44.3)	158 (23.2)
Male	57 (10.9)	466 (89.1)	523 (76.8)	10.28 (6.771, 15.601)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)
Marital status
Single	49 (24.0)	155 (76.0)	204 (30.0)
Married	69 (22.0)	244 (78.0)	313 (46.0)	1.118 (0.736, 1.698)
Divorced	20 (16.3)	103 (83.7)	123 (18.1)	1.628 (0.915, 2.898)
Widow/widower	7 (17.1)	34 (82.9)	41 (6.0)	1.535 (0.640, 3.682)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)
Education
No formal schooling	13 (13.0)	87 (87.0)	100 (14.7)
Primary school	16 (8.6)	170 (91.4)	186 (27.3)	1.588 (0.731, 3.450)
Secondary school	13 (9.0)	132 (91.0)	145 (21.3)	1.517 (0.672, 3.428)
Diploma	53 (50.5)	52 (49.5)	105 (15.4)	0.147 (0.073, 0.294)
Degree	50 (34.5)	95 (65.5)	145 (21.3)	0.284 (0.144, 0.558)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)
Work status
Not employed	28 (12.4)	198 (87.6)	226 (33.2)
Employed	84 (24.1)	264 (75.9)	348 (51.1)	0.444 (0.279, 0.708)
Self-employed	21 (31.8)	45 (68.2)	66 (9.7)	0.303 (0.158, 0.582)
Retired	12 (29.3)	29 (70.7)	41 (6.0)	0.342 (0.157, 0.746)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)
Age
18–30	56 (33.7)	110 (66.3)	166 (24.4)
31–44	61 (21.3)	225 (78.7)	286 (42.0)	1.878 (1.223, 2.882)
≥45	28 (12.2)	201 (87.8)	229 (33.6)	3.655 (2.195, 6.084)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)
Job type
Civil	49 (10.7)	409 (89.3)	458 (67.3)
Military	96 (43.0)	127 (57.0)	223 (32.7)	0.158 (0.106, 0.236)
Total	145 (21.3)	536 (78.7)	681 (100)