Prevalence and influencing factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region: a multinational cross-sectional study

Prevalence and influencing factors of self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Arab region: a multinational cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has begun with a wave of misinformation and fear of infection. This may have led people to self-medicate inappropriately. The World Health Organization describes self-medication (SM) as utilizing medicines to relieve symptoms or health co...

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Main Authors: Aya Elsayed Abdelwahed, Mostafa Mahmod Abd-elkader, Amany Mahfouz, Mohammed Osama Abdelmawla, Marwa Kabeel, Amr Gabr Elkot, Mohamed Rabiea Hamad, Rahma Abd Elfattah Ibrahim, Marwa M. I. Ghallab, Collaborators group, Nouran Hamza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Self-medication
Arab
COVID-19
Drugs
Coronavirus
Antibiotic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15025-y

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