Extent and Correlates of Self-Medication Practice among Community-Dwelling Adults in Eastern Ethiopia
Table 5
Multivariable logistic regression output showing the factors associated with self-medication practice among adults in eastern parts of Ethiopia, with AOR and its corresponding value reported.
Factors
Categories
Self-medication
AOR (95% CI)
value
Yes
No
Sex
Male
24
190
1
Female
74
359
1.66 (0.76-3.61)
0.201
Family size
≤4
53
346
1
0.35
>4
45
203
1.34 (0.73-2.46)
Marital status
Married
62
433
1
Single
16
57
2.85 (1.12-7.23)
0.028
Widowed
10
35
1.41 (0.58-3.41)
0.444
Divorced
10
24
2.79 (1.07-7.25)
0.035
Educational status
Illiterate
8
11
4.47 (1.17-17.1)
0.028
Primary school
31
139
1.55 (0.66-3.67)
0.315
Secondary school
31
149
2.61 (1.21-5.66)
0.015
College and above
28
250
1
Wealth index
Poorest
26
105
4.67 (1.71-12.7)
0.003
Poorer
19
110
5.35 (2.05-14.0)
0.001
Middle
23
116
4.68 (1.94-11.28)
0.001
Wealthier
19
94
2.52 (1.04-6.10)
0.040
Wealthiest
11
124
1
Cigarette smoking
No
83
501
1
Yes
15
48
4.21 (1.62-11.0)
0.003
Chew khat
No
9
119
1
Yes
89
430
2.86 (1.27-6.47)
0.012
Stay at health facility
Long (≥2 hours)
23
96
1.55 (0.80-3.00)
0.196
Short (<2 hours)
75
453
1
Knowledge on self-medication
Poor
68
126
7.98 (4.61-13.8)
0.0001
Good
30
423
1
Note: associations are statistically significant at a value below 0.05 () and value below 0.01 ().
