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Table 3 Medication used during the previous month, according to the type of questionnaire (n = 509).

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

 

Questionnaire

 
 

A

n (%)

B

n (%)

P

Analgesics

114 (48.9)

127 (46.0)

0.634

Antibiotics

34 (14.6)

19 (6.9)

0.001

Antifungals

22 (9.4)

11 (4.0)

0.013

Antiparasitics

13 (5.6)

5 (1.8)

0.031

Antimalarials

3 (1.3)

5 (1.8)

0.690

Vitamins

38 (16.3)

28 (10.1)

0.118

Antiasthmatics

7 (3.0)

10 (3.6)

0.666

Antihistamines

34 (14.6)

34 (12.3)

0.362

Contraceptives *

14 (9.5)

14 (8.4)

0.742

Antitussives

6 (2.6)

2 (0.7)

0.118

Antacids

20 (8.6)

10 (3.6)

0.024

Other drugs

22 (8.0)

18 (7.7)

0.922

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