Is our Community Ready for Self-medication to Go Mainstream: A Cross-Sectional Study on Medication Use among Households in a Village in Kanyakumari District of South India?

2018 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 38-42
Author(s):  
Vishnu G Ashok ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals A cross sectional study on the prevalence of self-medication in a Chennai based population, Tamil Nadu, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinithra Varadarajan ◽  
Christina Mary P. Paul ◽  
Swapna S. ◽  
Preethi S. ◽  
Keerthana Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Background Information ◽  
P Value ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Self -medication is a major public health problem in India because of the easy availability of drugs even without prescription to the lay population. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of self-medication use among the common population in the last three months and to identify certain suspected risk factors that might be associated with it.Methods:An analytical cross- sectional study was conducted on 180 participants chosen by simple random sampling from the rural and urban field practice areas of A. C. S. Medical College in Thiruvallur district. Data was collected through a questionnaire collecting background information of the person like age, address, income, to a series of questions on self-medication and alternative medicines. Data entry was done in SPSS and p values were based on chi- square values.Results: The overall prevalence of self-medication use in the last three months was found to be 51.7% with a 95% CI of 44.7-59. Self-medication use was 2.07 times more common among subjects aged above 35 years of age and this association was statistically significant (P Value = 0.016).  The commonest reason quoted for the practice of self – medication was financial constraints (40.80%) and the commonest ailment for which self- medication was practiced was quoted as common cold (73.02%).Conclusions:Study revealed a very high prevalence of self-medication emphasizing on the need for creating awareness on the ill-effects of the same. 

“SELF-MEDICATION FOR PREVENTION OF COVID-19: A CROSSSECTIONAL ONLINE SURVEY AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN SOUTH INDIA”

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-15
Author(s):  
Arunima Chellappan ◽  
Harsha Susan Jacob ◽  
Chithra R ◽  
Chirag Sunil Lalwani ◽  
Anjana S Nair
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
South India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Facilities

Background: Self-medication is a common practice in developing countries and its prevalence is attributed to less healthcare facilities, reduced economic burden, and easy availability of drugs and local medicines. With the onset of COVID-19, self-medication has increased due to fear and stigma surrounding the disease and hospitals being considered hotspots of infection. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study and data was collected from 478 participants using a semi-structured, self-reporting online questionnaire. Responses were tabulated and analysed with the help of SPSS (V25). Results: The prevalence of self-medication had risen to 84.5% in lieu of the COVID-19 pandemic. 80.8% of all males and 86.6% of all females who responded to the form used self-medication. Elderly people were found to have self-medicated the most. 71% of the participants self-medicated as they were anxious about contracting the disease. 50.2% reported using home remedies. Most frequently used allopathic drugs among the respondents were Vitamins and other dietary supplements (51.7%). Treatment by self-medication was found effective by 91.6% of the participants. Conclusion: Self-medication cannot be overlooked as it is most often suitable, cheap and effective. Awareness regarding the proper use of selfmedication is necessary, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic as it can lead to drug interactions, microbial resistance or serious adverse effects.

scholarly journals Medication Errors in Adolescents Using Asthma Controller Medications

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2098134
Author(s):  
Henry Clark ◽  
Delesha Carpenter ◽  
Kathleen Walsh ◽  
Scott A. Davis ◽  
Nacire Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Persistent Asthma ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Asthma Medication ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Controller Medication ◽  
Controller Medications

The purpose of this study was to describe the number and types of errors that adolescents and caregivers report making when using asthma controller medications. A total of 319 adolescents ages 11 to 17 with persistent asthma and their caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. Adolescent and caregiver reports of asthma medication use were compared to the prescribed directions in the medical record. An error was defined as discrepancies between reported use and the prescribed directions. About 38% of adolescents reported 1 error in using asthma controller medications, 16% reported 2 errors, and 5% reported 3 or more errors. About 42% of caregivers reported 1 error in adolescents using asthma controller medications, 14% reported 2 errors, while 6% reported 3 or more errors. The type of error most frequently reported by both was not taking the medication at all. Providers should ask open-ended questions of adolescents with asthma during visits so they can detect and educate families on how to overcome errors in taking controller medication use.

scholarly journals Suicide ideation among medical students: a cross sectional study from South India

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A166.2-A166 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Jain ◽  
R Jain ◽  
RG Menezes ◽  
SH Subba ◽  
MS Kotian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
South India ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Prevalence of communication disorders among school children in Ballari, South India: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100851
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Ravi ◽  
P. Sumanth ◽  
T. Saraswathi ◽  
Mohammed Asif Basha Chinoor ◽  
N. Ashwini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
South India ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Women’s attitude toward gynecological pain in fertile age: Results from a cross-sectional study among Italian community pharmacies

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Corrado Giua Marassi ◽  
Assunta Pistone ◽  
Fabio Parazzini ◽  
Silvia Vannuccini ◽  
Felice Petraglia
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Pelvic Pain ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mean Delay ◽  
Italian Community

Introduction: Several epidemiological data on women afferent to clinics for medical treatment of pelvic pain are available, while few studies explored the general population. Thus, this study aimed to investigate women presenting with gynecological pain at the community pharmacy and to evaluate the relevance of pharmacist advice regarding medical treatment. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 10 Italian community pharmacies, by administering a structured questionnaire to fertile age women reporting pelvic pain during the last 3 months. Questions were concerning demographic information, pain characteristics, women’s behavior toward gynecological pain, and diagnosis possibly received from a physician. Results: A group of 290 women were interviewed. Severe pain was reported in 58.3%, with a mean ± SD of 4.4 ± 6.8 days of suffering, causing absenteeism from work in 45.3% of cases. Almost half of women reported that the onset of gynecological pain was before 15 years and 72.2% had consulted a physician in the past, with a mean delay of 2.5 ± 4.3 years between the onset of pain and medical consultation. However, only 28% of the overall population received a diagnosis. 51.0% received one treatment, while 39% received two or more. The first therapy was prescribed in 40.2% cases by the physician, while in the remaining it was recommended either by the pharmacist or it was a self-medication. Conclusion: Gynecological pelvic pain is a disabling problem, regardless of the underlying cause, with significant impact on social and working life and requiring a better medical management.

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