Table 4 |
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| Adjusted and crude analysis of the variables associated with self-medication | ||||||
| Bivariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |||||
| Variable | PR | (95%CI) | p | PR | (95% CI) | p |
| Employment | 0.02 | 0.41 | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 0.91 | (0.842–0.988) | 0.96 | (0.880–1.055) | ||
| Partner | 0.03 | 0.75 | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 0.90 | (0.821–0.992) | 1.02 | (0.920–1.22) | ||
| Children | 0.00 | 0.014 | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 0.80 | (0.690–0.933) | 0.83 | (0.712–0.963) | ||
| Age | 0.02 | 0.45 | ||||
| > 30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| 20–30 | 1.22 | (1.05–1.41) | ||||
| ≤ 19 | 1.24 | (1.06–1.44) | 1.03 | (0.962–1.092) | ||
| Sex | 0.01 | 0.03 | ||||
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Male | 0.92 | (0.87–0.98) | 0.93 | (0.879–0.993) | ||
| Illicit drug use | 0.38 | 0.05 | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 1.00 | (0.95–1.13) | 1.09 | (1.001–1.180) | ||
| Home pharmacy | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes | 1.40 | (1.21–1.62) | 1.39 | (1.201–1.606) | ||
First and second level in the hierarchical model.
95%CI = 95% confidence interval; PR = prevalence ratio.
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