| Aware of medicine risks n (%) | Unaware of medicine risks n (%) | p-value* |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 55 (38.2) | 89 (61.8) | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.07 |
Mean ± SD | 42.7 ± 10.6 | 46.5 ± 13.4 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.24 |
Male | 17 (30.9) | 19 (21.4) | Â |
Female | 38 (69.1) | 70 (78.6) | Â |
Status in the household | Â | Â | 0.76 |
Head of household | 16 (29.1) | 31 (34.8) | Â |
Husband/spouse of the head of household | 29 (52.7) | 45 (50.6) | Â |
Other | 10 (18.2) | 13 (14.6) | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.10 |
In employment (except farmers) | 35 (63.6) | 42 (47.2) | Â |
Housekeeper | 13 (23.6) | 24 (27.0) | Â |
Farmer | 7 (12.7) | 23 (25.8) | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | 0.52 |
Buddhism | 55 (100.0) | 87 (97.8) | Â |
Animism | 0 | 2 (2.3) | Â |
Monthly household income (Lao Kip) | Â | Â | 0.13 |
>1,000,000 | 7 (13.0) | 21 (24.1) | Â |
≤1,000,000 | 47 (87.0) | 66 (75.9) |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | 0.03 |
Secondary or higher | 36 (65.5) | 40 (44.9) | Â |
No education or primary school | 19 (34.6) | 49 (55.1) | Â |
Can read | Â | Â | 0.74 |
Yes | 52 (94.6) | 82 (92.1) | Â |
No | 3 (5.5) | 7 (7.9) | Â |
Access to internet | Â | Â | 0.08 |
Yes | 8 (14.6) | 5 (5.6) | Â |
No | 47 (85.5) | 84 (94.4) | Â |
District | Â | Â | 0.001 |
Xaysetha | 22 (40.0) | 14 (15.7) | Â |
Sikhottabong | 15 (27.3) | 21 (23.6) | Â |
Naxaithong | 12 (21.8) | 24 (27.0) | Â |
Sangthong | 6 (10.9) | 30 (33.7) | Â |