Research Article
Assessment of Self-Medication Practices and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduates of a Private University in Nigeria
Table 2
Use of antibiotics and analgesics among respondents.
| | Frequency () | Percentage |
| Use of antibiotics in the past one month | | Yes | 38 | 10.5 | No | 325 | 89.5 |
| Source of supply of antibiotics | | Doctor | 9 | 2.5 | School clinic | 12 | 3.3 | Hostel | 3 | 0.8 | From home | 9 | 2.5 | Others | 5 | 1.4 | Missing data/not applicable | 325 | 89.5 |
| Conditions which antibiotics were used | | Sore throat | 7 | 1.9 | Bronchitis | 5 | 1.4 | Gastroenteritis | 7 | 1.9 | Urinary tract infection | 4 | 1.1 | Cough | 13 | 3.6 | Others | 2 | 0.6 | Missing data/not applicable | 325 | 89.5 |
| Use of analgesics in the past one month | | Yes | 258 | 71.1 | No | 105 | 28.9 |
| Conditions analgesic was used for (multiple answers allowed) | | Headache | 167 | 46.0 | Stomachache | 26 | 7.2 | Body pain | 54 | 14.9 | Muscle pain | 15 | 4.1 | Dysmenorrhoea | 43 | 11.8 | Fever | 11 | 3.0 | Cough/cold | 11 | 3.0 | Arthritis pain | 4 | 1.1 | Others | 15 | 4.1 | Missing data/not applicable | 105 | 28.9 |
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