|
Variables
|
Category
|
Self medication practice
|
COR (95% CI)
|
AOR (95% CI)
|
|---|
|
Yes
|
No
|
|---|
|
Sex
|
Female
|
153
|
231
|
1.45(1.07, 1.97)*
|
1.11(0.76, 1.63)
|
|
Male
|
106
|
232
|
1
|
1
|
|
Age in year
|
18–24
|
32
|
60
|
1
|
1
|
|
25–34
|
51
|
129
|
0.74(0.43, 1.27)
|
0.86(0.45, 1.66)
|
|
35–44
|
60
|
120
|
0.94 (0.58, 1.52)
|
1.29(0.62, 2.69)
|
|
45–54
|
44
|
69
|
1.2(0.68, 2.12)
|
1.42(0.64, 3.17)
|
|
> 55
|
72
|
85
|
1.54(0.93, 2.79)
|
1.73(0.80, 3.75)
|
|
Marital status
|
Married
|
140
|
310
|
1
|
1
|
|
Unmarried
|
42
|
63
|
1.48(0.95, 2.29)
|
2.17(1.18, 4.01)**
|
|
Divorced
|
44
|
58
|
1.68(1.08, 2.61)*
|
1.28(0.76, 2.14)
|
|
Widowed
|
33
|
32
|
2.28(1.35, 3.86)*
|
1.32(0.704, 2.48)
|
|
Level of education
|
Unable to read and write
|
124
|
179
|
1
|
1
|
|
Only able to read and write
|
41
|
96
|
0.62(0.40, 0.95)
|
0.73(0.45, 1.20)
|
|
1-8grade
|
34
|
71
|
0.69(0.43, 1.10)
|
0.82(0.45, 1.48)
|
|
9-12grade
|
20
|
43
|
0.67(0.38, 1.2)
|
0.55(0.25, 1.23)
|
|
Diploma and above
|
40
|
74
|
0.78(0.50, 1.23)
|
0.85(0.42, 1.71)
|
|
Average household monthly income
|
<150birr
|
27
|
31
|
1.62(0.91, 2.91)
|
1.28(0.62, 2.66)
|
|
150-500birr
|
109
|
183
|
1.11(0.77, 1.59)
|
1.22(0.75, 2.01)
|
|
501–1000 birr
|
43
|
100
|
0.80(0.51, 1.26)
|
0.91(0.52, 1.58)
|
|
> 1000 birr
|
80
|
149
|
1
|
1
|
|
Place of residence
|
Urban
|
82
|
115
|
1
|
1
|
|
Rural
|
117
|
348
|
0.47(0.51, 0.99)*
|
1.97(0.69, 5.64)
|
|
Accessibility of pharmacy
|
Yes
|
89
|
108
|
1.72(1.23, 2.41)*
|
3.71(1.31, 10.51)**
|
|
No
|
170
|
355
|
1
|
1
|
|
Presence of medication at home
|
Yes
|
58
|
47
|
2.56(1.68, 3.69)*
|
1.80(1.11, 2.92)**
|
|
No
|
201
|
416
|
1
|
1
|
|
Previous experience of SMP
|
Yes
|
185
|
217
|
2.83(2.05, 3.93)*
|
1.78(1.22, 2.61)**
|
|
No
|
74
|
246
|
1
|
1
|
|
Peer/family pressure
|
Yes
|
128
|
98
|
3.64(2.62, 5.06)*
|
2.88(1.98, 4.13)**
|
|
No
|
131
|
365
|
1
|
1
|
|
Due to lack of time
|
Yes
|
32
|
31
|
1.96(1.17, 3.30)*
|
1.61(0.90, 2.89)
|
|
No
|
227
|
432
|
1
|
1
|
|
Distance of health institution
|
< 1 h
|
27
|
73
|
1
|
1
|
|
≥ 1 h
|
232
|
390
|
1.61(1.01, 2.57)*
|
1.45(0.85, 2.47)
|
- *Variables those were significant during univariate logistic analysis at P value < = 0.05
- **Variables that was found to have significant association during multivariate analysis at p value < = 0.05
