Self medication--a growing concern.
Indian J Med Sci
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1997 Mar; 51(3): 93-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-66915
ABSTRACT
31% persons practiced self medication. They were more in 31-40 years (26.9%) and 41-50 years (30.8%). Males were more than females in self prescribers. Illiterate (23.1%) and graduates (26%) were more common self medicators, while labourers (26%) and business men (19.3%) were more involved in self medication. Fever (17.4%), cough (22.2%), boils (7.6%) and acidity (6.8%) were the common complaints for self-prescription. Thus analgesics and antipyretics, (30.9%), tonics (16.1) and antibiotics (10.7%) were commonly used drugs by the customers. Most of the information of drugs was from friends or neighbours (30.8%) or chemist (23.1%).
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Self Medication
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Incidence
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Risk Factors
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Adolescent
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Sex Distribution
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Age Distribution
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Med Sci
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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