Research Article

Assessment of Medication Use among University Students in Ethiopia

Table 3

Association between independent and dependent variables ().

Dependent variable Independent variable
SexStudy yearMonthly income

Taking medications at the study time (136)Male (, 32.6%)≤year 2 (, 39.3%)<200 birr (, 35%)
Female (, 38.8%)≥year 3 (, 29.5%)200–500 birr (, 32.9%)
>500 birr (, 46.4%)
, , ,

Fate of leftover drug is discard (285)Male (discard =162, 75.3%)≤year 2 (, 73.4%)<200 birr (, 80%)
Female (discard = 123, 72.3%)≥year 3 (, 75%)200–500 birr (, 73.1%)
>500 birr (, 53.5%)
, , ,

Share medications with others (147)Male (, 31.6%)≤year 2 (, 33.2%)<200 birr (, 32.5%)
Female (, 46.5%)≥year 3 (, 45.5%)200–500 birr (, 37.3%)
>500 birr (, 50%)
, , ,

1 USD = 19.95 Eth birr. refers to statistical significance at .