Number of respondents in Suburb (n = 221) | Number of respondents in City Center (n = 197) | |
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Symptoms resulting in self-medication + | ||
Cold/flu | 74 (33%) | 65 (33%) |
Pain | 66 (30%) | 54 (27%) |
Fever | 39 (18%) | 41 (21%) |
Stomach ache | 22 (10%) | 26 (13%) |
Diarrhea | 10 (5%) | 5 (3%) |
Allergy | 10 (4%) | 6 (3%) |
Reasons for self-medicating + | ||
Lack of time and to save time | 84 (38%)* | 110 (56%)* |
Easily purchasable medications from pharmacies | 60 (27%) | 34 (17%) |
Economic reasons (High costs of visits to doctor/Low cost of purchasing drugs) | 34 (15%) | 29 (15%) |
Simple sign and symptom of a disease | 20 (9%) | 18 (9%) |
Convenient (ease of curing perceived symptoms) | 18 (8%) | 3 (2%) |
Lack of trust toward doctors | 4 (2%) | 3 (2%) |
Locations for obtaining medications + | ||
Pharmacies | 172 (77%) | 139 (70%) |
Supermarket | 20 (9%)* | 0 (0%)* |
Corner stores | 19 (8%)* | 58 (29%)* |
From home (previously purchased) | 9 (4%)* | 0* |
Frequency of self-medication | ||
One time per week | 42(19%)* | 65(33%)* |
One time per month | 77(35%)* | 12(6%)* |
Two times per month | 1(0.5%) | 6(3%) |
Every two months | 1(0.5%) | 2(1%) |
Every three months | 5(2%) | 8(4%) |
Every six months | 16(7%) | 21(11%) |
Two times per year | 2(1%) | 0 |
One time per year | 66(30%) | 67(34%) |
Never | 11(5%) | 16 (8%) |
Regarding the antibiotic information handout | ||
Do not read antibiotic information handout | 176 (80%)* | 188 (95%)* |
Read antibiotic information handout | 45 (20%)* | 9 (5%)* |
How it can effect one's health, 1 negative effect 10 positive effect | ||
1 on a scale of 10 | 0 (0%)* | 0 (0%)* |
2-4 on a scale of 10 | 37 (17%) | 24 (12%) |
5 on a scale of 10 | 45 (20%) | 35 (18%) |
6 on a scale of 10 | 67 (30%) | 40 (20%) |
7 on a scale of 10 | 42 (19%) | 46 (23%) |
8-10 on a scale of 10 | 30 (14%) | 44 (22%) |
Who respondents go to for advice | ||
Pharmacy employee | 84 (38%)* | 8 (4%)* |
Family | 81 (37%)* | 129 (65%)* |
Friend | 52 (23%) | 60 (30%) |
Other | 4 (2%) | 0 (0%) |