ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Factors and Practices Associated with Self-Medicating Children among Mexican Parents.
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- Parental practices and perspectives on unused pediatric medications at home: A community-based cross-sectional study in Burdur-Türkiye.PloS one · 2026Article
- Classification status of drugs generally used for self-medication in children: a targeted review of regulatory documents.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Review
- Social determinants of self-medication practice by caregivers among pediatrics population in Pakistan: a logistic regression analysis of a prospective cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- There's the Rub: a narrative review of the benefits and complications associated with Vicks VapoRub use.PeerJ · 2025Review
- Prevalence of inappropriate use behaviors of antibiotics and related factors among parents in eastern China: an online cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Assessing the Effects of Medical Information on Parental Self-Medication Behaviors for Children's Health: A Comparative Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Special Issue "Ethnopharmacology in Latin America".Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Over-the-Counter Medication Use among Parents in Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Self-medication in children aged 0-12 years in Brazil: a population-based study.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPediatric self-medication is based on the subjective interpretation of symptoms in children by the mother or an adult, the decision to self-medicate is made by a third party. The objective of this work is to provide information on the factors and practices associated with the self-medication of children among parents in Mexico.
methodsA cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted between June 2020 and December 2021 on Mexican parents with children under 12 years of age. Online questionnaires were completed with sections on sociodemographic characteristics, use of medicines or medicinal plants and their treated symptoms, sources of collection, and their recommendation.
resultsA total of 9905 online surveys were completed with representation from the 32 states of Mexico, and the prevalence of self-medication was 49.6% (
conclusionsThere is a high prevalence of self-medication in children in Mexico, mainly associated with children with chronic diseases and families with three or more children.
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