Self medication or self care: implication for primary health care strategies
JPMA-Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 1995; 45 (11): 297-298
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ABSTRACT
To determine the frequency of self-medication, a cross-sectional study was conducted in a Karachi district by selecting households through systematic random sampling. Health seeking behaviour for childhood illnesses and assessment of the magnitude and reasons for self-medication were done by interviewing mothers/caretakers. Five hundred households were visited, of which 158 fulfilled the criteria of having one sick child in the previous month. Medication without prescription was given to 51.3% children, mostly consisting of unidentified drugs or analgesics/antipyretics. Good past experience [61.3%] with the medicine was the main reason for self-medication. The use of medicines by health professionals was the main reason influencing parents for self-medication to their children. Self-medication is difficult to eliminate, but interventions can be made to discourage use of inappropriate and harmful drugs
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Asunto principal:
Preparaciones Farmacéuticas
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Enfermedad
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Estudios Transversales
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Analgésicos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Pak. Med. Assoc.
Año:
1995
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