Self-medication behaviors among Japanese consumers: sex, age, and SES differences and caregivers’ attitudes toward their children’s health management

Table 6 Summary of patients’ responses regarding why they see a doctor

		n	%
	Total (N)	265	100.0
1	We use health care professionals; thus, we should not make our own judgments.	168	63.4
2	I trust a doctor.	43	16.2
3	Seeing a doctor is free of charge for me.	3	1.1
4	Prescribed drugs are cheaper than OTC medicines.	15	5.7
5	I feel comfortable seeing the same doctor.	31	11.7
6	Other	5	1.9

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