Self-Medication Practices, Prevalence, and Associated Factors among Syrian Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Characteristic	n (%)
Age (In years)
18–25	22 (4.9)
26–40	160 (35.8)
41–60	212 (47.4)
61–85	53 (11.9)
Gender
Male	180 (39.7)
Female	273 (60.3)
Living area
City	154 (34.1)
Countryside	298 (65.9)
Smoking
No	256 (56.8)
Yes	195 (43.2)
Distance from hospital (In minutes)
Less than 30 minutes	78 (17.3)
30–60 minutes	210 (46.5)
More than 60 minutes	164 (36.3)
Educational Level
Illiterate	66 (14.6)
Able to read and write	34 (7.5)
Primary school	219 (48.3)
High school	56 (12.4)
Intermediate or higher institute certificate	28 (6.2)
University degree	47 (10.4)
Master or PhD	3 (0.7)
Marital status
Single	82 (18.3)
Married	384 (77.7)
Divorced	8 (1.8)
Widowed	10 (2.2)