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Table 4 Drug utilisation by subject

From: Prevalence, associated factors and medication for symptoms related to gastroesophageal reflux disease among 1114 private-tuition students of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Items

Overall (n = 1114)

Subjects

Biology (n = 201)

Combined Mathematics (n = 147)

Accounts (n = 125)

Sinhala (n = 280)

Science for Technology (n = 361)

Drug utilization

130 (12%)

35 (17%)

21 (14%)

9 (7%)

22 (8%)

43 (12%)

Prescribed drug utilization

85 (8%)

27 (13%)

10 (7%)

6 (5%)

17 (6%)

25 (7%)

Self-medication

45 (4%)

8 (4%)

11 (7%)

3 (2%)

5 (2%)

18 (5%)