Prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and associated factors in the community of Asmara, Eritrea: a descriptive cross sectional survey

Table 1 Socio-demographics of the participants

Variables	Frequency	Percentage	Prevalence %	CI at 95%
Gender
Male	238	41.2	55	[47.9, 62.2]
Female	339	58.8	38.3	[32.5, 44.0]
Age
< 24	111	19.2	60.4	[50.5, 70.4]
25–34	161	27.9	43.1	[34.0, 52.3]
35–44	125	21.7	12.2	[32.4, 51.9]
45–54	74	12.8	12.9	[30.3, 55.4]
> 55	106	18.4	36.0	[25.8, 46.1]
Median age	37
IQR	24
Marital status
Single	163	61.9	59.3	[50.9, 67.7]
Married	357	28.2	38.8	[33.1, 44.5]
Divorced	23	4.0	47.4	[22.6, 72.1]
Widowed	34	5.9	38.7	[20.5, 56.9]
Educational level
Illiterate	32	5.5	34.8	[13.7, 55.8]
Primary	64	11.1	34.0	[20.8, 47.1]
Junior	95	16.5	35.2	[23.8, 46.6]
Secondary	246	42.6	45.0	[38.1, 52.0]
College	140	24.3	58.1	[49.0, 67.2]
Occupation
Governmental	170	29.5	46.1	[37.8, 54.4]
Private service	58	10.1	47.9	[33.3, 62.6]
Self-employed	58	10.1	47.7	[32.4, 63.1]
Unemployed	60	10.4	50.0	[35.0, 65.0]
House wife	191	33.1	35.8	[28.0, 43.5]
Student	40	6.9	66.7	[50.5, 82.8]
Monthly income
Non incomers^a	291	50.4	43.3	[36.9, 49.8]
≤ 1000	92	15.9	41.3	[29.9, 52.7]
1001–2500	136	23.6	48.2	[38.9, 57.6]
> 2500	58	10.1	52.3	[36.9, 67.6]
Median	1500
IQR	1650

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