Table 4 Composite reliability test analysis results.
| Â | Variables (codes) | Factor loading | Composite reliability | AVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge about medication (KN-1) | ||||
| Â | Â KN-1-1 | 0.644 | 0.838 | 0.732 |
| Â | Â KN-1-2 | 0.924 | ||
Knowledge about the adverse effect of drug reaction (KN-2) | ||||
| Â | Â KN-2-1 | 0.793 | 0.919 | 0.696 |
| Â | Â KN-2-2 | 0.838 | ||
| Â | Â KN-2-3 | 0.851 | ||
| Â | Â KN-2-4 | 0.826 | ||
| Â | Â KN-2-5 | 0.861 | ||
Attitude towards self-medication (AT-1) | ||||
| Â | Â AT-1-1 | 0.920 | 0.932 | 0.769 |
| Â | Â AT-1-2 | 0.852 | ||
| Â | Â AT-1-3 | 0.921 | ||
| Â | Â AT-1-4 | 0.828 | ||
| Â | Â AT-1-5 | 0.858 | ||
| Â | Â AT-1-6 | 0.879 | ||
Attitude towards adverse effect of drug reaction (AT-2) | ||||
| Â | Â AT-2-1 | 0.800 | 0.897 | 0.686 |
| Â | Â AT-2-2 | 0.796 | ||
| Â | Â AT-2-3 | 0.838 | ||
| Â | Â AT-2-4 | 0.875 | ||
Physical convenience of self-medication (CN-1) | ||||
| Â | Â CN-1-1 | 0.806 | 0.915 | 0.684 |
| Â | Â CN-1-2 | 0.860 | ||
| Â | Â CN-1-3 | 0.786 | ||
| Â | Â CN-1-4 | 0.840 | ||
| Â | Â CN-1-5 | 0.841 | ||
Physical inconvenience of prescribed medication (CN-2) | ||||
| Â | Â CN-2-1 | 0.863 | 0.926 | 0.777 |
| Â | Â CN-2-2 | 0.901 | ||
| Â | Â CN-2-3 | 0.893 | ||
| Â | Â CN-2-4 | 0.881 | ||
| Â | Â CN-2-5 | 0.869 | ||
Self-medication practice (PR) | ||||
| Â | Â PR-1 | 0.750 | 0.849 | 0.653 |
| Â | Â PR-2 | 0.852 | ||
| Â | Â PR-3 | 0.819 | ||
*Source: Field Survey 2023 | ||||