Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Irrational Self-Medication (SM) practice leads to incorrect diagnosis and is a risk factor for disease exacerbation and serious health consequences. Hence Responsible SM is vital for better health outcomes. In the present community-based study we explored the SM practice during the last 3 months, fr...
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| author | Basheerahmed Abdulaziz Mannasaheb Sarah Abdulrahman Alajlan Jaber Abdullah Alshahrani Noordin Othman Noordin Othman Sultan Othman Alolayan Mohammed Saleh Alamrah Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq Awad Mohammed Al-Qahtani Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh Mohammed Yahia Alasmary |
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| description | Irrational Self-Medication (SM) practice leads to incorrect diagnosis and is a risk factor for disease exacerbation and serious health consequences. Hence Responsible SM is vital for better health outcomes. In the present community-based study we explored the SM practice during the last 3 months, frequency, outcome, medications used, reasons influencing SM, source of the drug, and information. Data were analyzed using SPSS; chi-square test was performed to indicate significance, Odds ratio, Pearson correlation, univariant and multivariant regression analysis were performed to find out factors and predictors of SM. A total of 611 residents completed the survey. SM was practiced by 52.9% of participants during the last 3 months, with a frequency of one to two times. Headache (64.8%), pain (35.4%), fever/flu (31.4%), cold & cough (21.9%) and dysmenorrhea (20.9%) were illnesses managed using pain killers (75.9%), multivitamins (25.5%), anti-pyretic (24.7%) and herbal medicines (18.5%). Minor illness (67.9%), earlier experience (33.9%) and shortness of time to attend healthcare facilities (18.8%) were the reasons for practicing SM. Distance to healthcare and routine physical activity have significantly influenced the SM practice. Residents stated that inappropriate SM would lead to negative outcomes, including drug side effects (70%), Interaction (34.2%), poor treatment outcome (32.6%) and return of symptoms (26.5%). Interestingly, two-thirds of participants (68.9%) have recommended SM in case of minor illnesses only, 85.3% of respondents have expressed their desire to learn more about appropriate SM, and 76.6% are willing to return their leftover or unused medications to drug take-back centers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b0451cd4b0b4afdb2b95275366c42c72022-12-21T21:10:13ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-03-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.862301862301Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional StudyBasheerahmed Abdulaziz Mannasaheb0Sarah Abdulrahman Alajlan1Jaber Abdullah Alshahrani2Noordin Othman3Noordin Othman4Sultan Othman Alolayan5Mohammed Saleh Alamrah6Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq7Awad Mohammed Al-Qahtani8Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh9Mohammed Yahia Alasmary10Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPharm.D Student, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaConsultant Family Medicine, Armed Forces Hospitals, Khamis Mushayt, Saudi ArabiaClinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Management and Science University, University Drive, Shah Alam, MalaysiaClinical and Hospital Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi ArabiaGeneral Practitioner Physician at Almansk PHCC, Directorate of Health Affairs in Asir Region, Ministry of Health, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, AlMaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaMedical Department, College of Medicine, Najran University, Najran, Saudi ArabiaIrrational Self-Medication (SM) practice leads to incorrect diagnosis and is a risk factor for disease exacerbation and serious health consequences. Hence Responsible SM is vital for better health outcomes. In the present community-based study we explored the SM practice during the last 3 months, frequency, outcome, medications used, reasons influencing SM, source of the drug, and information. Data were analyzed using SPSS; chi-square test was performed to indicate significance, Odds ratio, Pearson correlation, univariant and multivariant regression analysis were performed to find out factors and predictors of SM. A total of 611 residents completed the survey. SM was practiced by 52.9% of participants during the last 3 months, with a frequency of one to two times. Headache (64.8%), pain (35.4%), fever/flu (31.4%), cold & cough (21.9%) and dysmenorrhea (20.9%) were illnesses managed using pain killers (75.9%), multivitamins (25.5%), anti-pyretic (24.7%) and herbal medicines (18.5%). Minor illness (67.9%), earlier experience (33.9%) and shortness of time to attend healthcare facilities (18.8%) were the reasons for practicing SM. Distance to healthcare and routine physical activity have significantly influenced the SM practice. Residents stated that inappropriate SM would lead to negative outcomes, including drug side effects (70%), Interaction (34.2%), poor treatment outcome (32.6%) and return of symptoms (26.5%). Interestingly, two-thirds of participants (68.9%) have recommended SM in case of minor illnesses only, 85.3% of respondents have expressed their desire to learn more about appropriate SM, and 76.6% are willing to return their leftover or unused medications to drug take-back centers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.862301/fullself-medicationRiyadh (Saudi-Arabia)communityover the counter drugsopinions |
| spellingShingle | Basheerahmed Abdulaziz Mannasaheb Sarah Abdulrahman Alajlan Jaber Abdullah Alshahrani Noordin Othman Noordin Othman Sultan Othman Alolayan Mohammed Saleh Alamrah Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq Awad Mohammed Al-Qahtani Ibrahim Ahmed Shaikh Mohammed Yahia Alasmary Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Frontiers in Public Health self-medication Riyadh (Saudi-Arabia) community over the counter drugs opinions |
| title | Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Prevalence, Predictors and Point of View Toward Self-Medication Among Residents of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | prevalence predictors and point of view toward self medication among residents of riyadh saudi arabia a cross sectional study |
| topic | self-medication Riyadh (Saudi-Arabia) community over the counter drugs opinions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.862301/full |
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