scholarly journals Evaluation of Parents' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Self-Medication in the Dental Problems of Their Child During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Sen Tunc ◽  
Emre Aksoy ◽  
Hatice Arslan ◽  
Zeynep Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Previous Medication ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Important Health Issue ◽  
Medicating Children ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Background: Self-medication means taking medicine without consultation with any doctor or dentist and an important health issue, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of parents regarding self-medication in dental problems of their children during to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Turkey. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the pediatric dental clinic immediately after the COVID-19 lockdown ended. A total of 389 parents who agreed to participate in the study completed the questionnaire for three months. A structured questionnaire with 18 items was designed to collect information on the parents’ knowledge and attitudes regarding when, why, and how to use drugs and on their practices medicating children. Results: The majority of parents (n = 273; 70.2%) were practiced self-medication to their children's dental problems. Self-medication with a previous medication was usually preferred to their children by parents (n = 179; 62.2%). It was observed the analgesics practiced by parents (98%) were the most commonly used self-medication for their children's dental problems.Conclusion: New healthcare systems like tele-dentistry may be useful to overcome self-medication problems directed to children in unusual times that limit to reach healthcare providers such as pandemics.

scholarly journals SELF-MEDICATION AMONG ADULT POPULATION IN SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 268
Author(s):  
Suhana Jawahir ◽  
Noorizan Abd Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medication Practice ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Search For Information

Objective: Self-medication is a common practice and an important health issue worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of self-medication practice, patterns of use, self-medication attitudes, and to explore the occurrence of side effects resulting from self-medication practice among the adult population in Selangor, Malaysia.Methods: This cross-sectional survey used a validated questionnaire administered to adults 18 y and above residing in Selangor.Results: A total of 401 completed questionnaires were analyzed. The majorities of the participants were Malay (91.5%) and went to college or university (89.3%). One-third self-medicated in the past two weeks prior to the survey. Self-medication was significantly associated with age (p=0.009) and race (p=0.038). Among the respondents, 83.8% would search for information before practicing self-medication. Modern healthcare professionals (58.4%) and the internet (47.1%) were the most common source of information about drugs for self-medication. The main reason for self-medication was the illness perceived as minor (79.1%). Two-thirds of the respondents (66.6%) had a satisfactory attitude towards self-medication practices.Conclusion: The public needs to be better informed on responsible self-medication to ensure safe, effective, and rational use of medicines.

scholarly journals Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Insight into the Handover of Patients and its Implications for the Safety of Patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Formal Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Patient Handover ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Inadequate and Indiscernible interpersonal communication between healthcare professionals or groups of professionals is a main causal factor in errors and procedural mistakes in medical practice, and this undermines the safety of patients. The study assessed healthcare providers’ insight into the handover of patients and how this impacts patient safety. A cross-sectional survey was utilized with a sample size of 400, equally divided between nurses and doctors. A well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit the required information. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 statistical package. The study revealed that the majority of the respondents had no formal training on patient handover (56.3% vs. 43.7%). Respondents were aware that ineffective communication at handover impacts negatively on patient safety. The traditional method of handover is practiced and the most employed type (77%) and method (54%) of communication is the combined written verbal method. The obstacles to effective communication at handover were time constraints, excess workload, fatigue, and distraction. It was concluded that the insight of healthcare providers about handover and its impact on patient handover is passable and it can be improved upon by including handover in the training curriculum of nursing/medical students, regular refresher courses for practicing nurses/doctors to equip them with the skills that will advance both the content and communication at handover.

scholarly journals Awareness and Perception of Healthcare Providers about Proxy Consent in Critical Care Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Rania Mahafzah ◽  
Karem H. Alzoubi ◽  
Omar F. Khabour ◽  
Rana Abu-Farha
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Informed Consent Process ◽  
Consent Process ◽  
Proxy Consent ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Research Studies

Objective. Proxy consent respects patients’ autonomy when they are incapable of providing consent for research participation. Healthcare providers need to understand the ethical regulations and practices relevant to the proxy consent process. Thus, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare providers about research proxy consent in the ICU setting. Methods. A cross-sectional survey-based design was used in the study. Study participants were resident and specialist physicians, registered nurses, and registered pharmacists from ICU units in Jordan. Participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire developed to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards informed proxy consent for research studies conducted at the ICU. Results. In this study, 145 healthcare providers completed the study questionnaire. The healthcare providers agreed that the purpose of the proxy consent is to inform the participants about the potential benefits (66.9%) and risks (66.9%) related to the research to study and respect patient's autonomy (44%), to discuss alternative options (62.1%), and to protect the researchers from any litigation (84.1%). Regarding the assessment of proxy consent, 65.5% of respondents believed that relatives are considered as an authorized legal representative for an informed consent decision on behalf of their ICU patients (65.5%) as they are knowledgeable about patients' values and preferences and have the desire to provide the necessary help. Respondents also agreed that the informed consent process should explain research protocols and procedures (76.6%), therapeutic alternatives (84.1%), potential benefits (41.4%), and potential risks (44.1%) and that participation in the research is voluntary (66.9%). No significant differences in the responses were found among different groups of healthcare providers. Conclusion. The majority of healthcare providers had inadequate awareness about the ethical aspects regarding the informed proxy consent process. Providing training regarding the informed consent process can improve the quality of the proxy consent process in clinical research studies in the ICU setting.

scholarly journals Use of eye drops self-medication in Aseer region, Southern Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Alamri ◽  
Razan Asiri ◽  
Abdulaziz Alnami ◽  
Raneem Hijazi ◽  
Lamya Almobty
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Eye Drops ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Blurred Vision ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gender And Education ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Self-medication is defined as the use of drugs to manage a self-diagnosed disease or complaint, or the intermittent or continued use of a prescribed drug for chronic or recurrent disease or symptoms. Self-medication includes getting medications without a prescription, resubmitting old prescriptions to buy medicines, sharing medicines with relatives or members of one’s social circle, or using leftover medicines stored at home. Risks are related to many factors including not only the possible severe side effects of the drug itself, but also hazardous because of improper treatment. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used targeting all population in Aseer region. The study was conducted during the period from May 2020 to August 2020. Data were collected using structured questionnaire which was developed by the researchers after intensive literature review and expert’s consultation. The questionnaire data included person’s socio-demographic data such as age, gender, and education. The second section of the questionnaire covered eye drops self-medication data. The questionnaire was uploaded online using social media platforms by the researchers and their relatives and friends to be filled in by all population in Aseer region. Results: A total of 209 participants completed the study questionnaire. Participants’ ages ranged from 18 to 65 years old with mean age of 32.9 ± 11.6 years. Exactly 152 (72.7%) participants were females and 158 (75.6%) had educational level of university or more. Regarding persons who advised participants to use eye drops, the most reported was the person themself (34.4%; 72) followed by family and friends (29.2%), and pharmacist (20.6%). As for causes of using unprescribed eye drops, 105 (50.2%) participants used the eye drops for itching in the eye, followed by eye redness (47.4%), eye pain (22.5%). Regarding side effects of used drops, the most reported was excessive lacrimation (5.7%), followed by blurred vision (5.7%), and eye inflammations (4.3%), Conclusions: In conclusion, the study revealed that there is a large portion of Aseer region population practicing self-medicating behavior based on their own concept or advice from friends and family most of the time, without consulting a specialized physician. Key words: Eye drops, self-medication, unprescribed, use, population, causes, practice

scholarly journals Evaluation of parents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding self-medication for their children’s dental problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emine Sen Tunc ◽  
Emre Aksoy ◽  
Hatice Nilden Arslan ◽  
Zeynep Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background Self-medication refers to taking medicine without consultation with a doctor or dentist, and it is an important health issue, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are no data about parents’ SM practices for their children’s dental problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aims to evaluate parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding self-medication for their children’s dental problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Turkey. Methods A cross-sectional survey was carried out in the pediatric dental clinic at Ondokuz Mayis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, immediately after the COVID-19 lockdown ended. A total of 389 parents who agreed to participate in the study completed the questionnaire from July 1 to October 1. A questionnaire with 18 items was designed to collect information on the parents’ knowledge and attitudes regarding when, why, and how to use drugs and on their practices on medicating their children. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (chi-square test). Results The majority of parents (n = 273; 70.2%) practiced self-medication for their children's dental problems. Self-medication with a previously prescribed medications was usually preferred by parents (n = 179; 62.2%). Analgesics (98%) were the most commonly used medicines by parents in their self-medication for their children's dental problems. Conclusion Prevalence of self-medication practices for children's dental problems is high in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, new healthcare services, such as teledentistry, may be useful to overcome problems related to the self-medication of children during times when the ability to reach healthcare providers is limited, such as during pandemics.

Drug knowledge of expatriate adolescents in the United Arab Emirates and their attitudes towards self-medication

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Ilyas Shehnaz ◽  
Nelofer Khan ◽  
Jayadevan Sreedharan ◽  
Mohamed Arifulla
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Drug Knowledge

Abstract Background: Adolescents have limited knowledge about medicines and their potential adverse effects. In this context, we aimed to investigate the basic knowledge of medicines, any differences in knowledge related to practice of self-medication (SM), attitudes towards SM and sources of information about medicines among expatriate adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 324 students from four schools in the UAE using a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results: The sample of multi-ethnic students, with ages ranging from 14 to 19 years, was almost equally distributed between the genders. A total of 289 students reported to be self-medicating. More than 60% of adolescents had responded incorrectly to eight questions related to knowledge about medicines. There were no significant differences between mean scores for drug knowledge (maximum score=22) of self-medicating adolescents (12.1±4.32; SMAs) and those not practicing SM (12±4.53; NSMAs). Self-assessment of drug knowledge was perceived as good by 33% and satisfactory by 34% of SMAs. The majority of adolescents (87%) believed that SM was acceptable and reported being aware of its advantages and disadvantages. Parents and pharmacists were common sources of information about medicines. Conclusion: The participants showed a positive inclination towards SM. The SMAs and NSMAs had similar knowledge about medicines. However, gaps in knowledge may lead to drug misuse and toxicity. Healthcare providers, pharmacists, educators and parents should be actively involved in health education strategies for rational use of medicines among adolescents in the UAE.

scholarly journals Assessment of self-medication patterns in a rural area of south India: a questionnaire based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 354
Author(s):  
Chandani Ashok Kumar ◽  
Niroop Revannasiddaiah
Keyword(s):  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Important Health ◽  
The Common ◽  
Important Health Issue

Background: Self-medication is an important health issue especially in developing countries like India, where universal access to health care is yet to be achieved. It is a type of self care behavior, promoted by WHO, since it reduces the cost of treatment, physicians’ and patient’s time and reduces the burden on the understaffed health system. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and patterns of self medication in rural areas.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in villages covered under rural health centre attached to a medical institution. By systematic random sampling, 458 people from 167 households were administered a pretested questionnaire after obtaining informed consent.Results: This study reports the prevalence of self medication to be 51.75%. Age, gender and marital status showed a statistically significant higher usage of self medication (p<0.01). Advice from friends, family and neighbours was the commonest mode of attaining self medication, while simple nature of disease was the common reason cited. Fever, myalgia and headache were the common symptoms reported where self medication was used. More than 90% of the respondents considered self medication to be harmless and acceptable (74.3%); and 92.8% would like to continue the practice in future.Conclusions: Self-medication is one of the common and preferred modes resorted to by the patients, which impacts medical care affecting diagnosis of underlying conditions resulting in delay of appropriate treatment. Awareness and education programs using mass media with involvement of community will help in the rational approach towards self medication. 

Knowledge and Communication of the National Core Standards Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Winnie Thembisile Maphumulo ◽  
Busisiwe Bhengu
Keyword(s):  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Nurses

The National Department of Health in South Africa has introduced the National Core Standards (NCS) tool to improve the quality of healthcare delivery in all public healthcare institutions. Knowledge of the NCS tool is essential among healthcare providers. This study investigated the level of knowledge on NCS and how the NCS tool was communicated among professional nurses. This was a cross-sectional survey study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select hospitals that only offered tertiary services in KwaZulu-Natal. Six strata of departments were selected using simple stratified sampling. The population of professional nurses in the selected hospitals was 3 050. Systematic random sampling was used to recruit 543 participants. The collected data were analysed using SPSS version 25. The study showed that only 16 (3.7%) respondents had knowledge about NCS, using McDonald’s standard of learning outcome measured criteria regarding the NCS tool. The Pearson correlation coefficient between the communication and knowledge was r = 0.055. The results revealed that although the communication scores for the respondents were high their knowledge scores remained low. This study concluded that there is a lack of knowledge regarding the NCS tool and therefore healthcare institutions need to commit themselves to the training of professional nurses regarding the NCS tool. The findings suggest that healthcare institutions implement the allocation of incentives for nurses that attend the workshops for NCS.

Access of Key Population to Available HIV and TB Services in Nepal: A Cross Section Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
B.B. Subba ◽  
N. Rimal ◽  
B.M. Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Viral Load ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Key Population ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: TB is considered one of the opportunistic infection among PLHIV. The increasing burden of HIV/TB co-infection among key population cause problem to maintain adherence to ART and DOTS services. The emergence of MDR-TB is one of the greatest challenge to control and management of both diseases. However, having knowledge and information of both diseases are important role to access the available HIV/TB services. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among key population who had HIV/TB co-infection in two-epidemic zone of Nepal. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data. ANOVA test was done to analyze the collected data by using SPSS version 20.0. Results: A total of 343 HIV/TB co-infected individuals were enrolled to the study. Most of participants were from ART and DOTS clients. Therefore, the study found that there was significance difference found between knowledge about TB (F=4.400, p= 0.005), causative agent of TB (F=3.160, p=0.025), risk of TB illness among PLHIV (F=8.491, p=0.001) and among key affected population. Moreover, there was significance difference found between access to OI treatment (F=5.113, p=0.002) and access to viral load (F=4.642, p=0.003) among key study population. In gender perspective, there was no significance difference to use and access to available HIV/TB services. Conclusion: The general knowledge on HIV/TB co-infection was significant association with key population. The knowledge on HIV/TB and access to NGOs’ help can significant effect to access the available HIV and TB services.

Knowledge, Attitudes and associated factors to Use District Health Information System (DHIS2 data) for decision making among health professionals in a Resource limited settings: Cross-sectional Survey (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuma Gosha Kanfe ◽  
Nebyu Demeke Mengiste ◽  
Mohammedjud Hassen Ahmed ◽  
Gebiso Roba Debele ◽  
Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
District Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Health Need

BACKGROUND Evidence based practice is a key to increase effectiveness and efficiency of quality health services. To achieve this, utilization of health facility data (DHIS2 data) is required which is determined by knowledge and attitudes of health professionals. Thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes of health professionals to use DHIS2 data for decision making. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and its associated factors among health professionals to use DHIS2 data for decision making at South west of Ethiopia 2020 METHODS Cross sectional quantitative study methods was conducted to assess Knowledge and Attitudes of health professionals to use DHIS2 data. A total of 264 participants were approached. SPSS version 22 software was used for data entry and analysis. Descriptive and analytical statistics including Bivariable and Multivariable analyses was done RESULTS Overall 130(49.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge to use DHIS2 data (95% CI: [43, 55.3]), whereas over 149 (56.4%) of the respondents had favorable attitudes towards the use of DHIS2 data for decision making purpose (95% CI: [53.2, 59.8]). Skills [AOR=2.20,95% CI:(1.16, 4.19)], Age [AOR= 1.92, 95% CI: (1.03, 3.59)] ,Resources[AOR=2.56, 95% CI:(1.35,4.86)], Staffing[AOR= 2.85, 95% CI : (1.49, 5.48)] and Experiences[AOR= 4.66, 95% CI: (1.94, 5.78)] were variables associated with knowledge to use DHIS2 data whereas Training [AOR= 5.59, 95% CI: (2.48, 5.42)], Feedback [AOR= 4.08, 95% CI: (1.87, 8.91)], Motivation [AOR=2.87, 95% CI: (1.36, 6.06)] and Health need [AOR=2.32, 95% CI: (1.10-4.92)] were variables associated with attitudes of health professionals to use DHIS2 data CONCLUSIONS In general, about half of the study participants had good knowledge of DHIS2 data utilization whereas more than half of respondents had favorable attitudes. Skills, resources, ages, staffing and experiences were the most determinant factors for the knowledge to use DHIS2 data whereas health need, motivation, feedback and training were determinant factors for attitudes to use DHIS2 data

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