Table 4 Adjusted and crude analysis of the variables associated with self-medication
From: Self-medication in university students from the city of Rio Grande, Brazil
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) | ||