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

Table 2 Background information of the respondents

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Chronic Illness
No Chronic Disease	429	72.1
Asthma & Other COPD	31	5.2
Diabetes Mellitus	28	4.7
Hypertension	27	4.5
Orthopedic & Rheumatologic problems	14	2.4
Kidney Diseases	14	2.4
Cardiac Diseases	13	2.2
Peptic Ulcer or GI problems	13	2.2
Diabetes Mellitus & Hypertension	10	1.7
CNS disorders	8	1.3
Others	8	1.3
Pregnancy
Yes	3	1.5
No	203	98.5
Breast feeding
Yes	11	5.3
No	195	94.7

Chronic Illness: Others contain Allergies, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Eye problems, HIV, and Psoriasis. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, GI: Gastrointestinal, CNS: Central nervous system

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