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Table 4 Reasons for seeking professional help

From: Self-medication among medical and pharmacy students in Bangladesh

Reasons

Medical students

Pharmacy students

p value

(χ2 test)

Symptoms last for more than a week

131 (52.4)

97 (38.3)

.045

Symptoms are worsening

125 (50.0)

141 (56.4)

.031

Presence of severe pain

130 (52.0)

97 (38.8)

.044

Usual treatment is not effective

132 (52.2)

96 (38.6)

.047

Side effects

131 (52.4)

95 (38.0)

.039

When you think that problems are serious

100 (40.0)

124 (49.6)

<.001

In case of mental problems

99 (39.6)

86 (34.4)

<.001

  1. Figures indicate numbers with percentages in parentheses
  2. Italic values indicate significance of p value (p < 0.05)