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Table 3 Association between knowledge score and attitudes score (n = 316)

From: A cross-sectional survey: knowledge, attitudes, and practices of self-medication in medical and pharmacy students

 

Spearman’s rho

P value

Significance

1- Self–medication part of self care.

−0.152

0.007

< 0.001

S

2- No need for training to use self- medication?

−0.087

0.123

> 0.05

N.S.

3- Medical and pharmacy students are able to diagnose different diseases.

−0.063

0.264

> 0.05

N.S.

4- Medical and pharmacy students are able to treat different diseases.

−0.089

0.115

> 0.05

N.S.

5- Do you recommend self medication to others?

−0.134

0.017

<  0.05

S

6- Easy access to health care information and facilities, the main cause that medical and pharmacy student use self- medication.

0.129

0.022

<  0.05

S

7- The availability of OTC medicines and belief of its safety leading me to use SM.

0.082

0.148

> 0.05

N.S.

Attitude

−0.093

0.097

< 0.10

S