Extent and Correlates of Self-Medication Practice among Community-Dwelling Adults in Eastern Ethiopia.
Journal
BioMed research international
ISSN: 2314-6141
Titre abrégé: Biomed Res Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101600173
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
31
08
2023
revised:
08
11
2023
accepted:
15
11
2023
medline:
11
12
2023
pubmed:
11
12
2023
entrez:
11
12
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The use of medications without proper medical consultations poses significant health risks, drug resistance, and undiagnosed disease conditions, becoming a major pharmaceutical challenge in the 21 A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 647 randomly selected adults residing in randomly selected households in eastern Ethiopia via a stratified sampling approach. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data on self-medication practice. Data were presented using tables, frequencies, percentages, and graphs. A multivariable binary logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with self-medication practice and presented as an adjusted odds ratio along with its 95% CI. Associations with a A total of 647 adults with a mean age of 41.7 (11.4) years were included. Overall, 15.8% (95% CI: 12.5-18.2) of them reported to have practiced self-medication in the past month, while 67.9% (95% CI: 64.1-74.7) have practiced self-medication, mainly due to the mild nature of the symptom (11%), intention to get a rapid cure (12.2%), physical accessibility (9.1%), and less confidence in the quality of health facility services (3.7%). The majority of the drugs were in the form of oral tablets in the antibiotic, antipain, and gastrointestinal categories. Female (AOR = 1.66 and 95% CI: 0.76-3.61), larger family size (AOR = 1.34 and 95% CI: 0.73-2.46), illiteracy (AOR = 4.47 and 95% CI: 1.17-17.1), poor socioeconomic class (AOR = 4.6795 and CI: 1.71-12.7), perceived health facility visit stay as long (AOR = 1.55 and 95% CI: 0.80-3.00), khat use (AOR = 2.86 and 95% CI: 1.27-6.47), cigarette smoking (AOR = 2.86 95% CI: 1.27-6.47), and poor knowledge on proper medication use (AOR = 7.98 and 95% CI: 4.61-13.8) were associated with increased odds of self-medication. The practice of self-medication is a health concern and is associated with lower socioeconomic class, illiteracy, substance abuse, a perceived long stay at a health facility, and poor knowledge of medication use. Behavioral interventions targeting this segment of the population via various approaches would help.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
The use of medications without proper medical consultations poses significant health risks, drug resistance, and undiagnosed disease conditions, becoming a major pharmaceutical challenge in the 21
Methods
UNASSIGNED
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 647 randomly selected adults residing in randomly selected households in eastern Ethiopia via a stratified sampling approach. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data on self-medication practice. Data were presented using tables, frequencies, percentages, and graphs. A multivariable binary logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with self-medication practice and presented as an adjusted odds ratio along with its 95% CI. Associations with a
Results
UNASSIGNED
A total of 647 adults with a mean age of 41.7 (11.4) years were included. Overall, 15.8% (95% CI: 12.5-18.2) of them reported to have practiced self-medication in the past month, while 67.9% (95% CI: 64.1-74.7) have practiced self-medication, mainly due to the mild nature of the symptom (11%), intention to get a rapid cure (12.2%), physical accessibility (9.1%), and less confidence in the quality of health facility services (3.7%). The majority of the drugs were in the form of oral tablets in the antibiotic, antipain, and gastrointestinal categories. Female (AOR = 1.66 and 95% CI: 0.76-3.61), larger family size (AOR = 1.34 and 95% CI: 0.73-2.46), illiteracy (AOR = 4.47 and 95% CI: 1.17-17.1), poor socioeconomic class (AOR = 4.6795 and CI: 1.71-12.7), perceived health facility visit stay as long (AOR = 1.55 and 95% CI: 0.80-3.00), khat use (AOR = 2.86 and 95% CI: 1.27-6.47), cigarette smoking (AOR = 2.86 95% CI: 1.27-6.47), and poor knowledge on proper medication use (AOR = 7.98 and 95% CI: 4.61-13.8) were associated with increased odds of self-medication.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
The practice of self-medication is a health concern and is associated with lower socioeconomic class, illiteracy, substance abuse, a perceived long stay at a health facility, and poor knowledge of medication use. Behavioral interventions targeting this segment of the population via various approaches would help.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38075321
doi: 10.1155/2023/4726010
pmc: PMC10703530
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
4726010Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Abdu Oumer et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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