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Table 3 Reasons for self-medication among healthcare and non-healthcare students

From: Self-medication in university students from the city of Rio Grande, Brazil

 

Healthcare

Non-healthcare

 

Variable

n

%

n

%

P

Fever

244

62.10

137

48.10

<0.05

Menstrual cramps

206

52.40

117

41.10

0.00

Muscle pain

176

44.80

102

35.80

0.02

Nausea

127

32.00

52

18.20

<0.05

Stomachache

119

30.30

65

22.80

0.03

Vomit

98

24.90

53

18.60

0.05

Allergy

96

24.40

48

16.80

0.02

Intestinal pain

71

18.10

24

8.40

<0.05

Cough

142

36.10

105

36.80

0.04