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Table 6 Information about the medicines used under medical advice during the previous month, according to the type of questionnaire.

From: Effect of questionnaire structure on recall of drug utilization in a population of university students

 

Missing information regarding

medical advice, n (%)

Subjects who had used at least one medicine under medical advice, n (%)

 

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

 

A

B

A

B

Analgesics

5 (4.4)

15 (11.8)

34 (31.2)

22 (19.6)

Antibiotics

2 (5.9)

3 (15.8)

22 (68.8)

13 (81.3)

Antifungals

0 (0.0)

3 (27.3)

16 (72.7)

5 (62.5)

Antiparasitics

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (53.9)

3 (60.0)

Antimalarials

0 (0.0)

2 (40.0)

3 (100.0)

1 (33.3)

Vitamins

2 (5.3)

8 (28.6)

19 (52.8)

13 (65.0)

Antiasthmatics

1 (14.3)

4 (40.0)

5 (83.3)

6 (100.0)

Antihistamines

1 (2.9)

8 (23.5)

7 (21.2)

7 (26.9)

Contraceptives *

1 (7.1)

3 (21.4)

11 (84.6)

8 (72.7)

Antitussives

1 (16.7)

0 (0.0)

2 (40.0)

2 (100.0)

Antacids

1 (5.0)

1 (10.0)

5 (26.3)

9 (32.1)

  1. * Information on the use of contraceptives refers only to the female participants.