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Table 3 Health conditions for which self-medication is practiced (N = 4793)

From: Prevalence and influencing factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region: a multinational cross-sectional study

Condition categorya

n (%)

Headache

4093 (85.4%)

Flue-Common Cold-Cough

3230 (67.4%)

Pain elsewhere

2684 (56.0%)

Fever

2296 (47.9%)

Diarrhea-Vomiting

1821 (38.0%)

Allergy

1198 (25.0%)

Others

700 (14.6%)

Insomnia

685 (14.3%)

  1. aMultiple responses
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