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Keywords = self‑medication
Number of Articles: 7
Prevalence of self‑medication among the elderly: A systematic review and meta‑analysis
Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-10
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Self‑medication is the use of unprescribed drugs to treat a disease. Elderlyself‑medication can be more dangerous compared to other age groups because of changes in ... Read More
Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward antibiotic resistance and practice of self‑medication among university students in Bangladesh: A cross‑sectional study
Volume 12, Issue 4 , April 2022, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of self‑medication is high in Bangladesh due to easy access and poor regulatory controls over these drugs. Our study aimed to assess the attitude of ... Read More
Prevalence of self‑reported anxiety and self‑medication among upper and middle socioeconomic strata amidst COVID‑19 pandemic
Volume 11, Issue 2 , February 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Amidst corona virus disease‑2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic, disruption to theusual ways of life can lead to anxiety and feeling of being unsafe, which may be associated withself‑medication. ... Read More
Effects of COVID‑19 pandemic lockdown on medical advice seeking and medication practices of home‑bound non‑COVID patients
Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many countries are implementing measures for social distancing to contain thespread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) pandemic. The Indian government also issuedan ... Read More
Comparison of self‑medication practices with analgesics among undergraduate medical and paramedical students of a tertiary care teaching institute in Central India – A questionnaire‑based study
Volume 10, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
CONTEXT: Inappropriate self‑medication can increase chances of adverse drug reactions, diseaseaggravation, or drug interactions. Analgesics are most commonly used as self‑medication.AIMS: ... Read More
Self‑medication with antibiotics: A knowledge, attitude, and practice appraisal of 610 dental patients in Chennai, India, from 2016 to 2017
Volume 8, Issue 5 , May 2018, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Antibiotics are considered the most commonly sold drugs in developing countries.In India, these drugs are very much accessible without a prescription. This irrational ... Read More
Self‑medication among students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences based on Health Belief Model
Volume 4, Issue 5 , November 2014, , Pages 1-5