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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (N = 144) according to the awareness of medicine risks

From: Population awareness of risks related to medicinal product use in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR: a cross-sectional study for public health improvement in low and middle income countries

 

Aware of medicine risks n (%)

Unaware of medicine risks n (%)

p-value*

Total

55 (38.2)

89 (61.8)

 

Age (years)

  

0.07

Mean ± SD

42.7 ± 10.6

46.5 ± 13.4

 

Gender

  

0.24

Male

17 (30.9)

19 (21.4)

 

Female

38 (69.1)

70 (78.6)

 

Status in the household

  

0.76

Head of household

16 (29.1)

31 (34.8)

 

Husband/spouse of the head of household

29 (52.7)

45 (50.6)

 

Other

10 (18.2)

13 (14.6)

 

Occupation

  

0.10

In employment (except farmers)

35 (63.6)

42 (47.2)

 

Housekeeper

13 (23.6)

24 (27.0)

 

Farmer

7 (12.7)

23 (25.8)

 

Religion

  

0.52

Buddhism

55 (100.0)

87 (97.8)

 

Animism

0

2 (2.3)

 

Monthly household income (Lao Kip)

  

0.13

>1,000,000

7 (13.0)

21 (24.1)

 

≤1,000,000

47 (87.0)

66 (75.9)

 

Level of education

  

0.03

Secondary or higher

36 (65.5)

40 (44.9)

 

No education or primary school

19 (34.6)

49 (55.1)

 

Can read

  

0.74

Yes

52 (94.6)

82 (92.1)

 

No

3 (5.5)

7 (7.9)

 

Access to internet

  

0.08

Yes

8 (14.6)

5 (5.6)

 

No

47 (85.5)

84 (94.4)

 

District

  

0.001

Xaysetha

22 (40.0)

14 (15.7)

 

Sikhottabong

15 (27.3)

21 (23.6)

 

Naxaithong

12 (21.8)

24 (27.0)

 

Sangthong

6 (10.9)

30 (33.7)

 
  1. *χ2, Fisher’s tests (qualitative characteristics) or t-test (quantitative characteristics)