Table 1 Prevalence of self medicated antibiotics and characteristics of the patients
Question pattern | Response pattern | Total survey population N = 1300 | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence of self medication | Antibiotics | 347 | 26.69 |
Non-antibiotics | 953 | 73.31 | |
Age in Years of population (347) having self medicated antibiotics | 0–10 | 0 | 0 |
11–20 | 65 | 18.73 | |
21–30 | 196 | 56.45 | |
31–40 | 44 | 12.68 | |
41–50 | 24 | 6.92 | |
51–60 | 11 | 3.17 | |
>60 | 7 | 2.02 | |
Gender of population (347) having self medicated antibiotics | Male | 290 | 83.57 |
Female | 57 | 16.43 |