ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2021
Self-medication among pregnant women attending outpatients' clinics in northern Jordan-a cross-sectional study.
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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
- Awareness, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding OTC Drugs in Circassian and Chechen Communities in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- Self-medication and knowledge of pregnant women about the use of medication during pregnancy in the cities of Rijeka and Zadar, Croatia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 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
- The use of antibiotics during pregnancy: A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitude, and practices among antenatal care attendees in Northern Ghana.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice on self-care with over-the-counter medicines among pregnant women.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 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
- Self-medication practice among the general public in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Assessment of self-medication practices and safety profile of medicines utilisation among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a multicentre cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Modern drug self-medication and associated factors among pregnant women at Settat city, Morocco.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Prevalence and predictors of self-medication drugs to prevent or treat COVID-19: Experience from a Middle Eastern country.International journal of clinical practice · 2021Article
- Saffron and Pregnancy: Cultural Practices, Beliefs, and Safety Evidence: An Integrative Review.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineReview
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Abstract
Self-medication can facilitate patients' access to medicinal products, save time, and reduce financial and health-care service use burden. On the other hand, irresponsible use of self-medications can result in adverse consequences. Self-medication is common among different demographic groups including pregnant women. In general, medicinal products might have harmful effects on mothers and baby. This study aimed to assess self-medication practices among pregnant women in the northern region of Jordan. A cross-sectional study was conducted on pregnant women attending outpatient clinics in the northern region of Jordan. Self-medication practices among the target population were assessed using a survey questionnaire that was administered through interviewer-assisted mode. Data were collected between December 2019 and September 2020, and descriptive statistics and inferential analysis were applied. A total of 1,313 pregnant women were surveyed (response rate = 95.50%). Self-medication and the use of herbal remedies were practiced by 33.10% and 32.14% of the participant, respectively. Headaches and general pains were the most frequently reported conditions treated by self-medication practice with either conventional medicinal products or herbal remedies. The gravidity (≥4) and the gestational stage (≥28 weeks) were the predictors of self-medication practice. This study showed that self-medication was not widely practiced by pregnant women in the northern region of Jordan. Disease simplicity and previous history were the main motives for self-medicating. Efforts should be made by health-care providers to address pregnant women and educate them to increase their awareness about the unsafe use of medicines and the harmful effects on fetus.
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