Socio demographic factors | National drug list of Nepal | Generic/trade | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essential drugs | Nonessential drugs | Generic | Trade | ||
Age | > 40Â yrs | 14 (23.3) | 31 (20.7) | 5 (20) | 40 (21.6) |
<40Â yrs | 46(76.7) | 119(79.3) | 20(80) | 145 (78.4) | |
P Value |  | 0.400× |  | 0.545× | |
Gender | Female | 21(35) | 59(39.3) | 16 (64) | 64(34.6)) |
Male | 39(65) | 91(60.7) | 9(36) | 121(65.4) | |
P Value |  | 0.336× |  | 0.005†| |
Employment | Employed | 10(16.7) | 18(12) | 3(12) | 25(13.5) |
Unemployed | 50(83.3) | 132(88) | 22(88) | 160(86.5) | |
P Value |  | 0.246× |  | 0.565× | |
Monthly income | >10000/month | 13(21.7) | 28(18.7) | 7(28) | 34(18.4) |
<10000/month | 47(78.3) | 122(81.3) | 18(88) | 151(81.6) | |
P Value |  | 0.375× |  | 0.565× | |
Religion | Muslim | 0 (0) | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | 6(3.2) |
Christian | 0(0) | 8(5.3) | 0(0) | 8 (4.3) | |
Buddhist | 7(11.3) | 25(16.7) | 2(8) | 30(16.2) | |
Hindu | 53(88.3) | 111(74) | 23(92) | 141(76.2 | |
P Value |  | 0.059× |  | 0.312× | |
Ethnicity | Magar, Pun | 5 (8.3) | 6 (4) | 2(8) | 9 (4.9) |
Others | 0(0) | 17(11.3) | 0(0) | 17(9.2) | |
Newar | 3(5) | 14(9.3) | 3(12) | 14(7.6) | |
Gurung | 2(3.3) | 19(12.7) | 0(0) | 21(11.4) | |
Brahmin | 21(35) | 18(12) | 4(16) | 35(18.9) | |
Chettri | 13(21.7) | 37(24.7) | 10(40) | 40(21.6) | |
Dalit | 16(26.7) | 39(26) | 6(24) | 49(26.5) | |
P Value |  | 0.0001†|  | 0.154× | |
Occupation | Labour | 5 (8.3) | 3 (2) | 0(0) | 8 (4.3) |
Farmer | 2(3.3) | 6(4) | 0(0) | 8 (4.3) | |
Jobholder | 3(5) | 9(6) | 3(12) | 9 (4.9) | |
Retired | 7(11.7) | 7(4.7) | 0(0) | 14(7.6) | |
Others | 8(13.3) | 10(6.7) | 2(8) | 16(8.6) | |
Housewife | 14(23.3) | 39(26) | 10(40) | 43(23.2) | |
Student | 21(35) | 76(50.7) | 10(40) | 87(47) | |
P Value |  | 0.053× |  | 0.190× |