Research Article
Self-Medication Practices, Prevalence, and Associated Factors among Syrian Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Other characteristics of self-medication.
| | Characteristic | n (%) |
| | Practicing self-medication in the preceding three months | | | No | 148 (32.7) | | Yes | 304 (67.3) |
| | Frequency of self-medication in the preceding three months | | | One time | 42 (13.0) | | Two to five times | 67 (20.8) | | More than five times | 213 (66.1) |
| | Reading associated pamphlets | | | No | 148 (46.0) | | Yes | 174 (54.0) |
| | Outcome of self-medication | | | Healing of disease | 49 (17.0) | | Alleviation of symptoms | 213 (74.0) | | No benefit | 26 (9.0) |
| | Actions taken when self-medication fails | | | Seeking medical consultation | 146 (54.9) | | Double dosing | 33 (12.4) | | Repeating the same drug | 33 (12.4) | | Waiting for symptoms to resolve on its own | 28 (10.5) | | Using a stronger drug | 15 (5.6) | | Using traditional medicine | 11 (4.1) |
| | Do you think self-medication is safe? | | | Strongly agree | 20 (4.4) | | Agree | 75 (16.6) | | Neutral | 37 (8.2) | | Disagree | 210 (46.4) | | Strongly disagree | 111 (24.5) |
| | Would you recommend others to self-medicate? | | | No | 237 (52.3) | | Yes | 216 (47.7) |
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