Self-Medication among Medical and Nonmedical Students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Factors associated with self-medication practice.


Variables	Self-medication		Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)		value
Variables	Yes	No	Crude	Adjusted	value

Sex
Male	158	78	1.287 (0.857, 1.935)	1.102 (0.637, 1.909)	0.728
Female	107	68	1.00	1.00

Faculty					8
Medical	120	81	0.664 (0.442, 0.997)	0.375 (0.155, 0.907)	0.030
Nonmedical	145	65	1.00	1.00

Year of study
First year	31	13	1.00	1.00
Second year	78	51	0.641 (0.307, 1.314)	0.835 (0.345, 2.020)	0.689
Third year	106	67	0.663 (0.324, 1.358)	1.028 (0.393, 2.686)	0.956 0
Fourth year	22	11	0.839 (0.318, 2.215)	2.120 (0.665, 6.766)	0.204
Fifth year	28	4	2.935 (0.857, 10.060)	5.524 (1.436, 21.244)	0.013

Notes: values characterize the corresponding adjusted odds ratios. Bold values indicate significant predictors at 95% confidence level. Significant value ().

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Self-Medication among Medical and Nonmedical Students at the University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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