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Prevalence and Practices of Self-Medication in Urban Population: A Cross Sectional Study in South India
Hemant Kumar, Pankajala Amritha Krishna
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Hemant Kumar, Pankajala Amritha Krishna. Prevalence and Practices of Self-Medication in Urban Population: A Cross Sectional Study in South India. Journal of Global Public Health. 2024;1(1):15-22.Timeline
Received : February 08, 2024
Accepted : April 28, 2024
Published : June 30, 2024
Abstract
Background: Self -medication is a major global public health problem including India. High consultation fee and burden of avoidable investigation are the main causes of self-medication. Self-medication has advantages of being economical, convenient, time saving and reduces the burden on health care system for minor illnesses. However, there are certain sideeffects of self- medication i.e. inappropriate usage of antibiotics leading to drug resistance, wastage of resources and adverse drug reactions. Methods: Present study was a cross sectional study among the selected population in urban in urban field practice area of AJIMS & RC, Mangaluru. Face to face interviews were conducted using the validated questionnaire. Results: A total of 472 heads of families were included in the study. High prevalence (62.7%) of selfmedication was observed among the study subjects. Self-medication was mainly used for common minor problems (72.4%), while antipyretics were the commonest (71.4%) drug used. Self-medication was found to be more among professionals, those who had higher educational qualification and belonged to higher socio-economic strata. Pharmacies were the most common source of procurement of drugs. Conclusion: The study brought out high prevalence of self-medication.
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Hemant Kumar, Pankajala Amritha Krishna. Prevalence and Practices of Self-Medication in Urban Population: A Cross Sectional Study in South India. Journal of Global Public Health. 2024;1(1):15-22.
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Self-medicationPharmacyProfessionalsSocio-economic strataArticle Level Metrics
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| Received | February 08, 2024 |
| Accepted | April 28, 2024 |
| Published | June 30, 2024 |
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Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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