ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Bringing Medicine from Pakistan and Self-Medication Among Pakistani Mothers in New Zealand.
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- Realist review: understanding the challenges of medicine optimisation among older people from ethnic minority communities with polypharmacy in primary care.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants of Self-Medication in Immigrants: A Systematic Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance trends of ESKAPEE pathogens in clinical isolates from Hyderabad, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.IJID regions · 2026Article
- A rapid scoping review of antibiotic access and use barriers among refugee and migrant populations.Globalization and health · 2026Article
- Patterns of Health Services and Medicine Utilisation by First-Generation Pakistani Immigrants in New Zealand.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Barriers to and Recommendations for Equitable Access to Healthcare for Migrants and Refugees in Aotearoa, New Zealand: An Integrative Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2024Review
- Living with polypharmacy: a narrative interview study with older Pakistanis in East London.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Access to the healthcare system: Experiences and perspectives of Pakistani immigrant mothers in New Zealand.Journal of migration and health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Worldwide migration leads to people bringing beliefs and practices from one country into another, including those related to self-medication. This study explores the self-medication practices of Pakistani mothers for their children and their reasons for self-medication. We interviewed 23 immigrants. Each interview lasted 60-80 min and was conducted in Urdu. Participants had been living in New Zealand on average 3.25 years. They talked about their prior knowledge and experiences regarding self-medication behaviour for their children. The majority of the mothers treat their children at home before visiting a general practitioner (GP) due to previous unsatisfactory experiences. There was a significant relationship between participants who had family members in healthcare professions, their experiences of healthcare services and self-medication. Bringing medicines from Pakistan is a key source for self-medication practices. Self-medication awareness programs could help mothers to practice safe and responsible use of medicines for the benefit of their children.
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