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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Self-medication with over the counter drugs, prevalence of risky practice and its associated factors in pharmacy outlets of Asmara, Eritrea

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Gender

 Male

381

64.9

 Female

206

35.1

Age (Median = 37, IQR =24, Range = 18 to 95)

 18 to 24

113

19.3

 25 to 34

157

26.7

 35 to 44

118

20.1

 45 to 59

118

20.1

 60 and above

81

13.8

Marital status

 Married

353

60.1

 Single

196

33.4

 Divorced

22

3.7

 Widowed

16

2.7

Educational level (Median = 12, IQR = 4, Range = 0 to 20)

 Elementary and below

44

7.5

 Junior

68

11.6

 Secondary school

278

47.4

 Higher Education

197

33.6

Occupation

 Governmental services

221

37.6

 Private services

83

14.1

 Self-employed

134

22.8

 Unemployed

29

4.9

 Student

47

8

 Housewife

73

12.4

Religion

 Christian

504

85.9

 Muslim

81

13.8

 Others

2

0.3

  1. Religion: Others contain Jehovah’s witness and Atheist