Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background: Given the importance of having valid information about the prevalence and reasons of self-medication among pregnant women for preventing self-medication during this period, this study aimed to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the prevalence and reasons of self-medicat...
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| author | Mohammad Mohseni Saber Azami-Aghdash Sepideh Gareh Sheyklo Ahmad Moosavi Majid Nakhaee Fatemeh Pournaghi-Azar Aziz Rezapour |
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| description | Background: Given the importance of having valid information about the prevalence and reasons of self-medication among pregnant women for preventing self-medication during this period, this study aimed to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the prevalence and reasons of self-medication during pregnancy.
Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in 2018 to estimate the overall self-medication prevalence based on the database sources PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, MagIran, IranMedex and SID. Required data were collected using keywords: medication, self-medication, over-the-counter, non-prescription, prevalence, etiology, and occurrence and pregnant. Descriptive and cross-sectional studies in English and Persian languages were included. There was no time limitation for search. R software was applied for meta-analysis. Random-effects model was applied to estimate the self-medication prevalence with 95% confidence interval. Q statistics and I2 were used to measure the heterogeneity.
Results: Out of 490 retrieved articles, finally 13 studies were included in meta-analysis, 6 studies of which reported the cause of self-medication. The overall estimated prevalence of self-medication based on the random effect model was 32% (95% CI, 22% - 44%). The most important reasons of self-medication were previous experience of the disease. The most important group of disease in which patients self-medicated was anemia. Also, the most important group of medication was herbal.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women was relatively high and required effective interventions to reduce and prevent self-medication among this group. Providing required information and raising awareness about complications resulting from self-medication, in particular herbal medicines and dietary supplements, should be taken into account. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31c5121d6e144923b2e79fd4ba89145b2022-12-21T18:37:27ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery2322-24762322-48352018-10-0164272284Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisMohammad Mohseni0Saber Azami-Aghdash1Sepideh Gareh Sheyklo2Ahmad Moosavi3Majid Nakhaee4Fatemeh Pournaghi-Azar5Aziz Rezapour6Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranTabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, IranDepartment of Health and Community Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, IranDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDental and Periodental Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranHealth Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Given the importance of having valid information about the prevalence and reasons of self-medication among pregnant women for preventing self-medication during this period, this study aimed to systematically review and perform a meta-analysis on the prevalence and reasons of self-medication during pregnancy. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in 2018 to estimate the overall self-medication prevalence based on the database sources PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, MagIran, IranMedex and SID. Required data were collected using keywords: medication, self-medication, over-the-counter, non-prescription, prevalence, etiology, and occurrence and pregnant. Descriptive and cross-sectional studies in English and Persian languages were included. There was no time limitation for search. R software was applied for meta-analysis. Random-effects model was applied to estimate the self-medication prevalence with 95% confidence interval. Q statistics and I2 were used to measure the heterogeneity. Results: Out of 490 retrieved articles, finally 13 studies were included in meta-analysis, 6 studies of which reported the cause of self-medication. The overall estimated prevalence of self-medication based on the random effect model was 32% (95% CI, 22% - 44%). The most important reasons of self-medication were previous experience of the disease. The most important group of disease in which patients self-medicated was anemia. Also, the most important group of medication was herbal. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women was relatively high and required effective interventions to reduce and prevent self-medication among this group. Providing required information and raising awareness about complications resulting from self-medication, in particular herbal medicines and dietary supplements, should be taken into account.http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijcbnm/article/view/1208/213Meta-AnalysisPregnantPrevalenceSelf-medication |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Mohseni Saber Azami-Aghdash Sepideh Gareh Sheyklo Ahmad Moosavi Majid Nakhaee Fatemeh Pournaghi-Azar Aziz Rezapour Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery Meta-Analysis Pregnant Prevalence Self-medication |
| title | Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full | Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_short | Prevalence and Reasons of Self-Medication in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| title_sort | prevalence and reasons of self medication in pregnant women a systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | Meta-Analysis Pregnant Prevalence Self-medication |
| url | http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijcbnm/article/view/1208/213 |
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