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Prevalence and reasons for self-medication for prevention of COVID-19 among the adult population in Kermanshah-Iran.
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- Self-Medication With Herbal Remedies During Pregnancy: Practices, Reasons, and Adverse Effects.Scientifica · 2026Article
- Prevalence of self-medication with vitamin or mineral supplements in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- The most important variables associated with death due to COVID-19 disease, based on three data mining models Decision Tree, AdaBoost, and Support Vector Machine: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Prevalence and reasons for self-medication for prevention of COVID-19 among the adult population in Kermanshah-Iran.Nursing open · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo determine the prevalence of self-medication and reasons for self-medication (SM) for the prevention/treatment of COVID-19 among the adult population.
designCross-sectional study.
methodsThis study was performed on 147 adults in Kermanshah, Iran. Data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire and analysed by SPSS-18 software using descriptive and inferential statistics.
resultsThe prevalence of SM in the participants was 69.4%. Vitamin D and vitamin B complex were the most commonly used drugs. The most common symptoms leading to SM were fatigue and rhinitis. Strengthening the immune system and prevention of COVID-19 (48%) were the main reasons for SM. Factors related to SM included marital status [OR = 8.04, 95% CI = (3.62, 17.83)], education [OR = 0.16, 95%CI = (0.08, 0.35)] and monthly income [OR = 0.09, 95%CI = (0.03, 0.26)]. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: Yes.
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