ArticlePatient preference and adherence2020
Self-Medication and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kemisie General Hospital, North East Ethiopia.
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- Patient-physician communication on herbal medicine use during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2024Pooled it
- 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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- Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Medication Use During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in Western Uganda.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Self-medication practices and associated factors among pregnant women in Oromia, Ethiopia: institutional based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Self-Medication Among Pregnant Women at an Antenatal Clinic at Soba Teaching Hospital, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
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- Racial Disparities in Medication Use During Pregnancy: Results from the NISAMI Cohort.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 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
- Prevalence and associated factors of self-medication among pregnant women in Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Self-medication practice and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2023Review
- Trends of Over-the-Counter and Prescribed Medication Use During Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Maternal Health Care Utilization Behavior, Local Wisdom, and Associated Factors Among Women in Urban and Rural Areas, Indonesia.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
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- 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 is an important part of daily self-care, without the supervision of health professionals. It is commonly practiced by pregnant women all over the world and may result in maternal and fetal risks. Hence, this study assessed self-medication practices and associated factors among pregnant women attending Kemisie General Hospital.
methodsA facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire on pregnant women who were attending antenatal care at Kemisie General Hospital. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.
resultsAmong 223 pregnant women, 60 (26.9%; 95% CI: 20.9%, 32.9%) and 111 (48.9%; 95% CI: 43%, 58%) practiced self-medication on conventional and herbal medicine, respectively. The predictors of self-medication of conventional medicine among pregnant women were prior experience to the drug (P-value: 0.00, AOR=126.04, 95% CI: 32.55-488.04) and no pervious history of abortion (P-value: 0.00, AOR=0.01,95% CI:0.002-0.04), while college educational level (P-value: 0.00, AOR=13.45,95%, CI: 3.58-50.5), history prior herbal medicine use (P-value: 0.00, AOR=9, 95% CI: 3.32-24.39),
conclusionNearly one-third and two-third of pregnant women practiced self-medication on conventional and herbal medicine, respectively. Prior experience to the drug and no previous history of abortion associated with self-medication of conventional medicine, while college educational level, history prior herbal medicine use,
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