期刊名称:Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Economics and Business Administration
印刷版ISSN:2734-9314
电子版ISSN:2734-9586
出版年度:2015
卷号:5
期号:1
页码:60-76
DOI:10.46223/HCMCOUJS.econ.en.5.1.74.2015
语种:English
出版社:HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
摘要:This objective is to study determinants of people’s expectation in Ho Chi Minh city when buying over – the counter drugs to self – treatment. With a directly surveyed dataset of 403 citizens over 18 years old who purchased medicines for self-treatment, and using the quantitative method by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the study found factors affecting people’s expectations when buying over – the – counter (OTC) drugs to heal themselves are past purchase and use of non-prescription drugs, experience treating common diseases with OTC drugs, seeking information behavior when intending buying non-prescription drugs, the impression of the-over-counter medications and the impression of pharmacist at pharmacy by Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) citizens.
关键词:Buying the-over-counter to treat themselves;Expectations;The-Over-Counter