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Table 1 Study population (n = 706) characteristics

From: Self-medication with antibiotics for the treatment of menstrual symptoms in southwest Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Demographic Characteristics

n

%

University

  

   Babcock University

237

33.6

   Covenant University

167

23.7

   University of Ibadan

149

21.1

   Obafemi Awolowo University

153

21.7

Education Level

  

   Preliminary level (Pre-college)

3

0.42

   Freshman (100 level)

166

23.5

   Sophomore (200 level)

194

27.5

   Junior (300 level)

171

24.2

   Senior (400 level)

73

10.3

   Final year of Pharmacy, Law, or Engineering

45

6.4

   Final year of Medical School

2

0.3

   Masters or Doctorate

26

3.7

   Missing data

26

3.7

Area of Concentration

  

   Lab Science, Medicine

285

40.4

   Social Sciences

135

19.1

   Humanities (Arts, Languages)

97

13.7

   Business and Finance

102

14.5

   Technology

53

7.5

   Missing data

35

5.0

Age

  

   < 17

16

2.3

   17-20

330

46.7

   21-24

250

35.4

   25-29

66

9.4

   30-34

16

2.3

   35-39

6

0.9

   ≥ 40

1

0.1

   Missing data

21

3.0

Marital Status

  

   Single

609

86.3

   Engaged, Married, Separated,

  

Divorced or Widowed

74

10.5

   Missing data

23

3.3