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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of SMA among participants in the rural and urban settings (N = 430)

From: Prevalence and predictors of self-medication with antibiotics in selected urban and rural districts of the Dodoma region, Central Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Rural (n = 161)

Urban (n = 269)

n (%)

Prevalence of SMA n (%): 38 (23.6)

N (%)

Prevalence of SMA n (%): 63 (23.4)

Sex

Female

119 (73.9)

30 (78.9)

183 (68)

43 (68.3)

Male

42 (23.1)

8 (21.1)

86 (32)

20 (31.7)

Age (years)

Mean

38.9

43.2

Median

36

40

sd

13.7

12.8

Education

None

11 (6.8)

1 (2.6)

7 (2.6)

2 (3.2)

Primary school

123 (76.4)

30 (78.9)

221 (82.2)

43 (68.3)

Secondary + 

27 (16.8)

7 (18.4)

41 (15.2)

18 (28.6)

Marital status

Single

133 (82.6)

27 (71.1)

235 (87.4)

52 (82.5)

Married

18 (11.2)

8 (21.1)

22 (8.2)

10 (15.9)

Widowed

10 (6.2)

3 (7.8)

12 (4.5)

1 (1.6)

Occupation

Farmer

120 (74.5)

29 (79.3)

185 (68.8)

28 (44.4)

Livestock and farming

20 (12.4)

1 (2.6)

24 (8.9)

7 (11.1)

Small business

21 (13)

5 (13.2)

91 (33.8)

32 (50.8)

Employed

21 (13)

6 (15.8)

16 (5.9)

7 (11.1)

Subscription to health insurance

Yes

36 (22.4)

7 (18.4)

30 (11.2)

7 (11.1)

No

125 (77.6)

31 (81.6)

239 (88.8)

56 (88.9)

Perceived proximity to drug outlet and health facility

Drug outlet

38 (23.6)

34 (89.5)

115 (42.8)

43 (68.3)

Health centre

123 (76.4)

4 (10.5)

154 (57.2)

20 (31.7)

Awareness on antibiotic resistance

Yes

62 (38.5)

14 (36.8)

71 (26.4)

17 (27)

No

99 (61.5)

24 (63.2)

198 (73.6)

46 (73)

Frequency of SMA

None

1 (0.62%)

-

1 (0.37%)

-

1–2

147 (91.3%)

-

238 (88.48%)

-

3–4

13 (8.07)

-

30 (11.15%)

-