Research Article
The Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Self-Medication and the Rate of Antibiotic Use in Patients Referred to COVID-19
Table 3
Distribution of relative and absolute frequency of antibiotic use in the participants.
| | Reason for antibiotic use | No | Yes | | Percent (frequency) | Percent (frequency) |
| | Getting results from a previous medication | 60.8 (152) | 39.2 (98) | | The insignificance of the disease | 59.6 (149) | 40.4 (101) | | Inability to diagnose symptoms | 59.6 (149) | 40.4 (101) | | No risk or side effects when taking the drug | 68.8 (172) | 31.2 (78) | | Ease of over-the-counter medication to your doctor | 69.2 (173) | 30.8 (77) | | Existence of a free pharmaceutical market in the country | 56.8 (142) | 43.2 (108) | | Lack of time to see a doctor | 64.8 (162) | 35.2 (88) | | Experience of not delivering the items written in the prescription by the pharmacy | 72 (180) | 28 (70) | | Insufficient experience and knowledge of physicians in treatment according to the patient | 72.8 (182) | 27.2 (68) | | Unable to pay for a doctor’s visit | 74.8 (187) | 25.2 (63) | | Lack of insurance | 80.8 (202) | 19.2 (48) | | Restrictions on seeing a doctor (doctor not available) | 77.6 (194) | 22.4 (56) | | Failure to see a doctor due to illness due to worsening of the disease | 90.8 (227) | 9.2 (23) |
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