The Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Self-Medication and the Rate of Antibiotic Use in Patients Referred to COVID-19

Table 2

Distribution of relative and absolute frequency of arbitrary drug consumption in research units.

Reasons for self-medication	No	Yes
	Percent (frequency)	Percent (frequency)
Familiarity with the concept of drug resistance	36.8 (92)	63.2 (158)
Self-medication	40.4 (101)	59.6 (149)
Due to the lack of need to see a doctor	56.4 (141)	43.6 (109)
Not having enough time to see a doctor	63.2 (158)	36.8 (92)
To avoid paying for a doctor’s visit	74.4 (186)	25.6 (64)
Due to not having a health insurance	80.4 (201)	19.6 (49)
Due to the safety of the drugs used	65.6 (164)	34.4 (86)
Due to getting the desired result from the previous arbitrary consumption	60.8 (152)	39.2 (98)
Due to the preference of foreign drugs over Iranian	75.2 (188)	24.8 (62)
To store medicine at home for later use	66 (165)	34 (85)
Due to the lack of medication prescribed by some doctors	80.4 (201)	19.6 (49)
Due to not believing in the doctor’s treatment	86 (215)	14 (35)
Due to being in a hurry	65.6 (164)	34.4 (86)
Due to lack of feeling the need for a doctor’s opinion	70 (175)	30 (75)
Due to not having a suitable financial situation to see a doctor	78.8 (197)	21.2 (53)
Due to the supply of medicine by the pharmacy	69.6 (174)	30.4 (76)
Because of the advice of others	66.4 (166)	33.6 (84)