Self-Medication Practices among the Adolescent Population of South Karnataka, India
Table 1
Distribution based on sociodemographic variables (N: 220).
Sample characteristics
Frequency (f)
Percentage (%)
Age in years
16
62
28.2
17
120
54.5
18
38
17.3
Gender
Male
97
44.1
Female
123
55.9
Area of living
Rural
197
89.5
Urban
23
10.5
Type of family
Extended
17
7.7
Joint
61
27.8
Nuclear
142
64.5
Recently suffered from health problems
Yes
99
45.0
No
121
55.0
Education of father
No formal education
8
3.6
Primary
95
43.2
High school
69
31.3
Preuniversity
34
15.6
Graduate
14
6.3
Postgraduate
0
0
Education of mother
No formal education
0
0
Primary
96
43.6
High school
79
35.9
Preuniversity
32
14.6
Graduate
11
5.0
Postgraduate
2
.9
Father’s occupation
Nonprofessional
56
25.5
Professional
25
11.4
Semiprofessional
139
63.1
Mother’s occupation
Nonprofessional
161
73.6
Professional
16
7.3
Semiprofessional
43
19.1
Distance from the nearest medical store in km
1–4
175
79.5
5–8
25
11.5
Do not know
20
9.0
Extended family: family which resides with grandparents; joint family: a type of family composed of parents, children, their spouses, and offspring in one household; nonprofessional: describes someone who does something not as their job but because they are interested in it; professional: a member of a profession or any person who earns living from a specified professional activity; semiprofessional: an occupation that requires advanced knowledge and skills but is not widely regarded as a true profession.
