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Table 2 Self-medication’s drugs to prevent the infection to SARS-CoV-2 according to sector of activity, Lomé, Togo

From: Assessment of self-medication practices in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in Togo

 

Health

Air

transport

Police

Road transport

Informal

Total

p

n=370

n=212

n=196

n=122

n=55

N=955

 

Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine, n (%)

3 (0.8)

4 (1.9)

4 (2.0)

4 (3.3)

4 (7.3)

19 (2.0)

0.021**

Azithromycin, n (%)

5 (1.4)

2 (0.9)

2 (1.0)

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

11 (1.2)

0.966**

Traditional medicine, n (%)

38 (10.3)

19 (9.0)

17 (8.7)

12 (9.8)

11 (20.0)

97 (10.2)

0.155*

Vitamin C, n (%)

181 (48.9)

32 (15.1)

34 (17.3)

8 (6.6)

9 (16.4)

264 (27.6)

< 0.001*

  1. * Chi square **Fisher exact test