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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Self-Medication Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Awad Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Nasser Saeed Alqahtani, Basheerahmed Abdulaziz Mannasaheb, Eisa Yazeed Ghazwani, Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh, Bayan Fuad Abbag, Mamdouh Saleh Alharbi, Syed Arif Hussain

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Awad Mohammed Al-QahtaniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0873-4776
Nasser Saeed AlqahtaniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9425-5383
Basheerahmed Abdulaziz MannasahebDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2585-2018
Eisa Yazeed GhazwaniDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1910-4649
Ibrahim Ahmed ShaikhDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9812-2628
Bayan Fuad AbbagDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran 66462, Saudi Arabia.
Mamdouh Saleh AlharbiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia.
Syed Arif HussainRespiratory Care Department, College of Applied Sciences, AlMaarefa University, Diriyah, Riyadh 13713, Saudi Arabia.
Najran University · SAAlmaarefa UniversityAlfaisal University · SA

Funding

Najran University NU/NRP/MRC/12/37
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rational and responsible self-medication (SM) is an essential core element for better health outcomes. It is influenced mainly by the level and adequacy of knowledge, attitude, and appropriateness of practice (KAP) towards SM. The present study explored the level and adequacy of KAP among residents of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. A convenient snowball sampling method was utilized to recruit the study participants. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 27. Six hundred and eleven participants completed the questionnaire. Residents with good knowledge, positive attitude, and proper practice were 43.7%, 33.1%, and 90.0%, respectively. The level of KAP was significantly influenced by the participant's occupation, age, gender, nationality, marital status, presence of chronic disease, and COVID-19 infection status. The mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores observed were 5.11 (SD = 1.27), 22.28 (SD = 2.6) and 5.20 (SD = 1.29), respectively. Pearson correlation and scattered plot matrix analysis revealed a significant positive weak correlation among KAP, indicating that residents with good knowledge possess better attitude (r = 0.142,

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attitudecommunityknowledgepracticeRiyadhself-medicationsustainable development goalsUnited Nationsworld health organization

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