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Table 5 Self-medication—general parameters

From: Non-prescription treatments for childhood infections: an Austrian, monocentric, cross-sectional questionnaire study

 

TOTAL n = 215

Self-medication YES n = 182

Self-medication NO n = 33

P-value

Self-medication YES

182 (74,7%)

-

-

 

Age Child (years)a

3 (2–5)

4 (3–6)

2 (1–4)

0.4

Age Parent (years)b

34 (30.5–38.0)

35 (31.0–38.5)

33 (30–37)

0.8

Sex Child (female)

104 (48.4%)

89 (85.6%)

15 (14.4%)

0.7

Educational levelc

Compulsary school (18; 8.4%)

16 (88.9%)

2 (11.1%)

0.1

Apprenticeship (47; 21.9%)

39 (83.0%)

8 (17.0%)

High school (68; 31.6%)

59 (86.8%)

9 (13.2%)

University (80; 37.2%)

68 (85.0%)

12 (15.0%)

  1. Data are described as n (%) for continuous as median (IQR)
  2. Tests for significance are x2-test/ Fisher’s Exact Test (catergorial variables) or Mann – Whitney – U Test (continuous variables); p – value < 0.05 was considered significant
  3. cn = 213, amedian and IQR, bmean and SD