	n	%
Age groups (years)
<18	38	17,20
[18 – 40]	62	28,10
[40 – 60]	67	30,30
[60 – 80]	49	22,20
[80 – 100]	5	2,30
Profession
Civil servant	63	28,50
Pupil/Student	62	28,10
Retired	44	19,90
Retailer	23	10,40
Self-employed	16	7,20
Unemployed	13	5,90
Education level
No	12	5,40
Primary	24	10,90
Secondary	67	30,30
Superior	118	53,40
Distance from house to nearest health facility (in Km)
<10	38	17,20
[10 – 30]	110	49,80
≥ 30	73	33,0

Table 1: Distribution of Patients Practicing Self-Medication According to Sociodemographic Characteristics (n=221)

	n	%
Visuel drop	94	42,50
Headaches	27	12,20
Diplopia	4	1,80
Eye pain	27	12,20
Eye fatigue	4	1,80
Loucherie	2	0,9
Photophobia	24	10,90
Eye redness	33	14,90
Sensation of a foreign body in the eye	16	7,20

	n	%
Infections/inflammatory diseases
Allergic conjunctivitis	45	20,40
Bacterial conjunctivitis	12	5,40
Viral conjunctivitis	2	0,90
LCET	3	1,40
Corneal abscess	7	3,20
Pterygium	9	4,10
Keratitis	2	0,90
Maladies dégénératives
Retinopathy HTA	6	2,70
Diabetic retinopathy	1	0,50
Myopia	16	7,20
Hyperopia	26	11,80
Presbyopia	19	8,60
Astigmatism	14	6,30
Ametropia	20	9,00
Cataracts	38	17,20
CAPM	20	9,00

	n	%
Plantes	18	8,1
Kpatima	7	38,90
Yyovo kpatin	5	27,80
Tchayo	3	16,70
Klouékoun-man	1	5,60
Other non-medicated products	132	59,70
Sweet water	66	50,0
Salt water/Sea water	49	37,10
Palm oil	27	20,50
Moringa powder	17	12,90
Lemon	15	11,40
Honey	11	8,30
Ahowé	3	2,30

	n	%
Intention d’achat
Patient himself	187	37,30
A health agent	50	10,0
A parent	83	16,60
NA*	181	36,10
Sources d’approvisionnement
Pharmacy	113	51,10
Market	85	38,50
Street vendor	39	17,60
Beach	30	13,60
Parent	18	8,10

	Total n	Self-medication in ophthalmology		RP	[IC95% RP]	p
	Total n	Yes	%	RP	[IC95% RP]	p
Age (years)						0,016
≥ 30	354	144	40,70	0,77	0,63 - 0,94
< 30	147	77	52,40	1	-
Gender						0,006
Female	267	133	49,80	1,32	1,08 - 1,63
Male	234	88	37,60	1	-
Profession						0,987
Informal sectotr	358	158	43,40	1	0,80 - 1,25
Formel sector	143	63	56,60	1	-
Education level						0,688
No	25	12	5,40	1,09	0,71 - 1,66
Educated	476	209	94,57	1	-

	Total n	Self-medication in ophthalmology		RP	[IC95% RP]	p
	Total n	Yes	%	RP	[IC95% RP]	p
Perception consultation costs						0,225
Dear	466	209	44,80	1,30	0,82 - 2,09
Cheaper	35	12	34,30	1
Easy access to consultation appointments						0,821
Difficult	47	20	42,60	0,96	0,67 - 1,36
Easy	454	201	44,30	1
Quality of welcome						0,005
Poor quality	168	89	53	1,34	1,10 - 1,62
Good quality	333	132	39,60	1
Waiting time						0,962
Long	456	201	44,10	0,99	0,704 - 1,39
Short	25	20	44,20	1

	Total n	Self-medication in ophthalmology		RP	[IC95%RP]	P
	Total n	Yes	%	RP	[IC95%RP]	P
Knowledge of self-medication						0,0001
No	152	85	55,92	1,43	1,18 - 1,74
Yes	349	136	38,97	1	-
Knowledge of the consequences of self- medication						0,004
No	377	180	47,74	1,44	1,10 - 1,89
Yes	124	41	33,06	1	-
Aware of the consequences of self-medication						0,332
No	86	42	48,83	1,13	0,88 -1,443
Yes	415	179	43,13	1	-

	Total n	Self-medication in ophthalmology		RP	[IC95%RP]	P
	Total n	Yes	%	RP	[IC95%RP]	P
Patient						0,006
New	293	143	48,81	1,30	1,05 - 1,60
Former	208	78	37,50	1	-