Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study
Introduction: Self-medication can lead to problems such as adverse effects and antibiotic resistance. This study was conducted to estimate the proportion of self-medication practice, to elicit the reasons for practicing self-medication, to find the factors associated with self-medication practice an...
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| author | Vineeta Shukla Kuntala Ray Sinjita Dutta Mausumi Basu |
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| description | Introduction: Self-medication can lead to problems such as adverse effects and antibiotic resistance. This study was conducted to estimate the proportion of self-medication practice, to elicit the reasons for practicing self-medication, to find the factors associated with self-medication practice and to assess the health seeking behaviour among a rural community of West Bengal. Method: A study with mixed-methods approach was conducted among 212 households from four selected villages in a block of West Bengal. Focussed Group Discussions were held with respondents who were practising self-medication. Data were analysed using SPSS 25.0 and Atlas ti 7.0. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to find the factors associated with self-medication practice. Results: The proportion of self-medication practice was found to be 41%. Allopathy was most commonly preferred system of Medicine (78.8%). Statistically significant factors associated with self-medication practice were education upto Middle school (aOR 3.59) and Secondary level (aOR 10.71), Class III socio-economic status (aOR 5.03) and presence of acute illness (aOR 28.92). Conclusion: Proportion of self-medication practice among rural population was high. This needs to be addressed and health education should be provided to them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe01424686fd4b06b4432ee26e10d73c2022-12-22T02:40:32ZengIndian Association of Preventive and Social MedicineHealthline2229-337X2320-15252022-03-01131314010.51957/Healthline_317_2021Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods StudyVineeta Shukla0Kuntala Ray1Sinjita Dutta2Mausumi Basu3Community Medicine Department, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaCommunity Medicine Department, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaCommunity Medicine Department, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, India Community Medicine Department, IPGME&R and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaIntroduction: Self-medication can lead to problems such as adverse effects and antibiotic resistance. This study was conducted to estimate the proportion of self-medication practice, to elicit the reasons for practicing self-medication, to find the factors associated with self-medication practice and to assess the health seeking behaviour among a rural community of West Bengal. Method: A study with mixed-methods approach was conducted among 212 households from four selected villages in a block of West Bengal. Focussed Group Discussions were held with respondents who were practising self-medication. Data were analysed using SPSS 25.0 and Atlas ti 7.0. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to find the factors associated with self-medication practice. Results: The proportion of self-medication practice was found to be 41%. Allopathy was most commonly preferred system of Medicine (78.8%). Statistically significant factors associated with self-medication practice were education upto Middle school (aOR 3.59) and Secondary level (aOR 10.71), Class III socio-economic status (aOR 5.03) and presence of acute illness (aOR 28.92). Conclusion: Proportion of self-medication practice among rural population was high. This needs to be addressed and health education should be provided to them.http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/403.pdfhealth seeking behaviourrural populationself-medicationvillage |
| spellingShingle | Vineeta Shukla Kuntala Ray Sinjita Dutta Mausumi Basu Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study Healthline health seeking behaviour rural population self-medication village |
| title | Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_full | Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_fullStr | Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_short | Self-Medication Practices and Health Seeking Behaviour among Residents of Selected Villages in A Block of West Bengal: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_sort | self medication practices and health seeking behaviour among residents of selected villages in a block of west bengal a mixed methods study |
| topic | health seeking behaviour rural population self-medication village |
| url | http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/403.pdf |
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