ArticleCureus2023
A Comparative Study to Assess the Prevalence, Knowledge of Impact, and Practice of Self-Medication Among Adults in Urban and Rural Communities in Bangalore.
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- A Multicenter Survey on Pharmacists' Perspectives on Self-Medication Issues in Romania: A Descriptive Study Towards Sustainable and Safe Pharmaceutical Practices.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of comprehensive nursing intervention program (CNIP) on knowledge and practice regarding the prevention of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) among adults.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Self-medication of adults and children in Poland - results from outpatient health care physicians online questionnaire.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-medication is the act of consuming medicines at the individual's own suggestion or recommendation by a family member, a friend, or untrained or unqualified health care personnel. Practice of self-medication differs among individuals and is influenced by several factors like age, educational status, gender, family monthly income, level of knowledge, and non-chronic illness.
aimThis study aims to compare the prevalence, knowledge of impact, and practice of self-medication among adults in urban and rural communities. MATERIALS AND
methodsA non-experimental comparative study was conducted among adults in urban and rural communities practicing self-medication. In this study, the target population is aged between 21 and 60 years. The sample size is 50 urban adults and 50 rural adults. A convenient sampling technique method was used. The prevalence was assessed through a survey questionnaire. The self-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of impact, and a non-observational checklist was used to assess the practice which was adopted by the research investigator.
resultsThe present study results showed that the majority had inadequate knowledge (88%) regarding consuming self-medication in rural adults, there was overuse of self-medication practice (64%) in rural adults, and there was moderate usage of self-medication practice (64%) in urban adults. There was a statistically significant difference between knowledge and practice regarding self-medication among adults in urban and rural communities which was highly significant at p<0.05.
conclusionIn the present study, comparison of the results of knowledge of impact and practice of self-medication among urban and rural adults revealed that urban adults have better adequate knowledge of impact of self-medication which helps them to practice moderate usage of self-medication.
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