ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017
Self-medication and its risk factors among women before and during pregnancy.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication in worldwide pregnant women: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Non-prescribed drug use and its associated factors among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Self-medication practices and associated factors among pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: institutional based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among pregnant women in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Self-Medication Practice and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Who Attended Antenatal Care at Public Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences · 2024Article
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- Self-medication practice among pregnant and postpartum women attending the regional hospital center of Souss Massa, Morocco: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- Prevalence and determinants of self-medication practices among general population: A cross-sectional study in Thimphu, Bhutan and Chattogram, Bangladesh.Journal of public health research · 2023Article
- Perceptions, health seeking behavior and utilization of maternal and newborn health services among an indigenous tribal community in Northeast India-a community-based mixed methods study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Self-medication practice and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2023Review
- Perceived risks of over-the-counter medication use among pregnant Saudi mothers: A cross-sectional study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2022Article
- Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionSelf-medication can cause significant challenges for the individuals and community, especially in women during pregnancy. This study was aimed to compare the prevalence of self-medication before and during pregnancy among women in Iran.
methodsin this cross-sectional study, a total of 384 pregnant women were evaluated for the prevalence of self-medication and its associated factors before and during pregnancy. Stratified random sampling was used as the sampling method. Descriptive statistics and chi-square and logistic regression tests were used for statistical analysis of data.
resultsThe results showed that the prevalence of self-medication, in women who had become ill at least once, was 63.9% before pregnancy and 43.5% and during pregnancy. Variables such as lack of insurance, high school education and not having a child increased odds ratio of self-medication before pregnancy, while the variables of lack of insurance, not having a child or fewer number of children and no history of abortion increased the odds ratio of self-medication during pregnancy.
conclusionAlthough the prevalence of self-medication during pregnancy was less than that before pregnancy, but this prevalence during pregnancy was still significant. Therefore, it seems necessary to provide public trainings for all women of reproductive age and train them about the dangers and side effects of self-medication.
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