Self-Medication Practices, Prevalence, and Associated Factors among Syrian Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Association between sociodemographic variables and practicing self-medication.

Variable	Yes, for self-medication	Percentage (CI 95%)	value
Gender
Male	112	36.8	0.066
Female	192	63.2
Monthly income (In US dollars)
Less than 48 US dollars	134	44.1	0.021
More than 48 US dollars	170	55.9
Educational Level
Lower than high school	243	91.7	0.214
Higher than high school	22	8.3
Smoking
No	175	57.8	0.613
Yes	128	42.2
Age (In years)
Less than 40 years	135	45.3	0.004
More than 40 years	163	54.7
Employment status
Unemployed	146	48.2	0.619
Employed	157	51.8
Living area
City	114	37.6	0.026
Countryside	189	62.4
Distance from hospital (In minutes)
Less than 30 minutes	58	19.1	0.247
30–60 minutes	138	46.6
More than 60 minutes	107	36.4

value < 0.05 is considered significant.