Table 1 The reasons of self-medication from the perspectives of women
From: Risk factors associated with self-medication among women in Iran
Reasons for self-medication | Number | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Considering medications harmless | 146 | 41 |
Having history of the disease | 128 | 35.5 |
Medications availability at home or from others | 122 | 34 |
Easy and no-prescription delivery of medications from pharmacies | 107 | 30 |
Considering the disease unimportant | 106 | 29 |
Insistence of others | 91 | 25 |
Expensive fees of medical appointments | 50 | 14 |
Distrust of doctors | 42 | 11.6 |
Having no access to doctors | 33 | 9 |
Having not enough time for medical appointments | 30 | 8 |