Research Article
Self-Medication Practice in Limmu Genet, Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Does Community Based Health Insurance Scheme Have an Influence?
Table 4
Reasons for self-medication in community in Limmu Genet town (
), May 2016.
| Community based health insurance | Reason for self-medication | Total | Low cost alternative in money and time | Illness was minor (not serious) | Emergency | Previous experience of drug use |
| Member | 114 (67.3%) | 6 (3.7%) | 45 (26.2%) | 5 (2.8%) | 170 (70.4%) | Nonmember | 50 (70%) | 5 (6.7%) | 16 (23.3%) | 0 (0%) | 71 (29.6%) |
| Total | 164 (68.0%) | 11 (4.6%) | 61 (25.4%) | 5 (2.0%) | 241 (100%) |
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