scholarly journals The prevalence of parental self-medication practice in Volgograd

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (33) ◽  
pp. 323-337
Author(s):  
I.V. Kramar ◽  
A. B. Nevinsky ◽  
K. O. Kaplunov
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Main Determinant ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Oral Medications ◽  
The Family ◽  
The City

The aim of the study is to study the prevalence, determinants, and reasons for parents using oral medications to treat their children in Volgograd (Russia). Materials and methods. An instant simultaneous cross-sectional anonymous survey of 390 mothers of children aged 1 to 14 years was conducted during October-March 2018-2019 in the city of Volgograd (Russia). Criteria for inclusion in the study: mothers of children older than 1 year. Exclusion criteria: other legal representatives of children (fathers, grandmothers, guardians, etc.); women with one child under the age of 1 year; mothers of children with chronic diseases; persons with medical education. The data obtained were analyzed using the STATISTICA-10 software package. To build models of logistic regression, the Student t-test was evaluated for independent samples (to assess the differences between the obtained data) and the χ2 criterion for the assessment of categorical differences. Results: it was found that 71.0% of mothers used the practice of self-medication of children, while its frequency depended only on the level of family income (χ2 = 7.077, p = 0.030) and did not depend on the age of the respondents (χ2 = 0.211, p = 0.976), education (χ2 = 2.626, p = 0.270), the number of children in the family (χ2 = 2.819, p = 0.421). Most often, antipyretic drugs (93.8%), decongestants (72.9%), antiallergic drugs (49.5%), enterosorbents (44.4%), immunomodulators (26.7%), antibiotics (7.9%) were used for self-medication. Using the logistic regression model, it was shown that the main determinant of self-medication in children is delayed treatment of parents for medical help (OR = 0.27, p <0.001). Conclusion. The high frequency of self-medication dictates the need for further research to understand this phenomenon.

scholarly journals The Influence of Family Characteristics, Family Financial Management, and Saving Intensity on The Size of Farmer Families’ Saving at Ciaruteun Ilir Villages

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Susanti Kartikasari ◽  
Istiqlaliyah Muflikhati
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Saving Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Purposive Selection

<p>The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of financial management on saving behavior in farmer families. This research uses cross-sectional design conducted in Ciaruteun Ilir Village with purposive selection location. The study was performed in 70 randomly selected families with working wife. The results showed that financial management of farmer family is poor.  A total of 71.4 percent of farmer families has saving. The results of multiple linear regression showed that the bigger the family size, the weaker the financial management. Nonetheless, the number of assets and higher family income would increase financial management. Logistic regression showed that family with better financial management is more likely to have better saving. Family size would reduce saving, while family income would increase saving.</p>

scholarly journals Family characteristics on self-reported toothache among Indonesian children aged 12–14 years

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-239
Author(s):  
Elyda Akhya Afida Misrohmasari ◽  
Hestieyonini Hadnyanawati ◽  
Berlian Prihartiningrum ◽  
Dina Eka Putri ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family

Abstract Objective Toothache was reported as a reason for school absenteeism, sleeping difficulties, loss of appetite, and seeking dental treatment among children. These represented some impacts of dental problems on health, quality of life, and socioeconomic problems. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of toothache among 12–14-year-old children in Indonesia and their family characteristics and to analyze the associations of family characteristics on the toothache. Methods We analyzed the data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey 5 in 2014–2015. A total of 2,377 children aged 12–14 years were included in this survey. This age is the early stage of eruption of all permanent teeth. Children were asked about their experience on toothache in the last 4 weeks as a dependent variable. The independent variables were the family socioeconomic characteristics including father's and mother's highest educational level, family income, and the number of children in the family. A logistic regression was applied to analyze the relationship of family characteristics with toothache experience of children. Results Toothache experience was reported from 13.9% of the respondents. Descriptive statistics showed that higher percentages of toothache were experienced by male children and children from family with lower parental education and economic position as well as from bigger family. However, logistic regression showed that only the number of children in the family had a statistically positive association with self-reported toothache of the children. Children living in the family with more than four children were more likely reported toothache than living in the family with one or two children (P=0.012; odds ratio [OR]=1.53). Children living with more siblings may experience less attention from their parents on oral health hygiene. Poor oral health habits could result in dental pain. Conclusions Descriptive statistics showed that a higher percentage of toothache was experienced by children from lower socioeconomic families, although the only significant association was the number of children in the family.

scholarly journals Family Context and Khat Chewing among Adult Yemeni Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
AL-abed Ali AL-abed ◽  
Rosnah Sutan ◽  
Sami Abdo Radman Al-Dubai ◽  
Syed Mohamed Aljunid
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Khat Chewing ◽  
The Family ◽  
The City

Khat chewing is associated with unfavourable health outcomes and family dysfunction. Few studies have addressed the factors associated with khat chewing among Yemeni women. However, the family and husband effects on chewing khat by women have not been addressed. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of khat chewing among Yemeni women and its associated factors, particularly husbands and family factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 692 adult Yemeni women in the city of Sana’a in Yemen using structured “face to face” interviews. Mean (±SD) age of women was 27.3 years (±6.10). The prevalence of chewing khat by women was 29.6%. Factors associated with chewing khat among women were chewing khat by husbands (OR=1.8; 95% CI: 1.26, 2.53), being married (OR=2.0; 95% CI: 1.20, 3.37), frequent family social gatherings (OR=1.5; 95% CI: 1.06, 2.10), high family income (OR=1.57; 95% CI: 1.12, 2.21), larger house (OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.16, 2.31), and age of women (OR=0.64; 95% CI: 0.44, 0.92). It is concluded that khat chewing by women in this study was significantly associated with family factors and with khat chewing by their husbands. Urgent action is needed to control khat chewing particularly among women.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes, and Families Practices in Selecting, Obtaining, Using, Storing, and Disposing of Medicines on Self-Medication Behavior in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (E) ◽  
pp. 1570-1577
Author(s):  
Zulkarni Rauf ◽  
Deddi P. Putra ◽  
Masrul Masrul ◽  
Rima Semiarty
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
Source Of Information

BACKGROUND: The irrational use of medicine in the family is a serious problem. Advances in education, economy, availability of medicines, regulations, and technology have encouraged people to self-medicate in overcoming their illness. Self-medication behavior is not only carried out by adults but also by the elderly, students, and even children. Self-medication can provide positive health benefits if done correctly starting from selecting, obtaining, using, storing, and disposing medicines. On the other hand, if self-medication measures are carried out inappropriately, they can lead to various drug-related risks. AIM: Therefore, this study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and families practice in selecting, obtaining, using, storing, and disposing medicine and to identify the factors influence of this construct. METHOD: The study was conducted using an analytical method with a cross-sectional approach using a questionnaire for families in Padang Pariaman Regency, West Sumatera, Indonesia, namely, in 2x11 Enam Lingkung and Sungai Garingging Districts. The total sample size obtained was 500 families. Bivariate analysis was determined using Chi-squared test and multivariate analysis was determined using linear logistic regression. RESULTS: Data from current study found that the percentage of the average score of family knowledge of selecting, obtaining, using, storing, and disposing medicines was in a low category (57.53%), family attitudes were in the negative category (59.38%) and family actions were in the negative category (55.27%). The results of multivariate analysis using linear logistic regression showed that the sub-variables that influenced the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of families about medicines were pharmacists/doctors as the main source of information about drugs (p = 0.006), education in the category of secondary education (p = 0.002) and mothers as family members who had a major role in managing medicines (p = 0.000). CONCLUSION: The results show that knowledge, attitudes, and practice of families about medicines are still low and very limited. Factors that influence knowledge, attitudes, and practice of families selecting, obtaining, using, storing, and disposing medicine are pharmacists/doctors as the main source of information about medicine, education, and mothers as family members who have a major role in managing medicines. The lack of knowledge, attitudes, and practice related to medicines and the important role of the family is the reason for the very importance of family-based medicines education.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the vulnerability of families assisted in Primary Care in Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 935-943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharsila Martins Rios da Silva ◽  
Márcia Regina Martins Alvarenga ◽  
Maria Amélia de Campos Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Federal District ◽  
Family Development ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Critical Dimensions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Access To Knowledge ◽  
The City ◽  
Very High ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: to characterize the profiles of families in the area covered by a Primary Health Center and to identify those in a vulnerable situation. METHOD: this is an epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study. 320 home visits were made, defined by a random sample of the areas covered by the Urban Center 1 in the city of São Sebastião, in Brazil's Federal District. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, elaborated based on the Family Development Index (FDI). RESULTS: there was a predominance of young families, women, and low levels of schooling. The FDI permitted the identification of families in situations of "high" and "very high" vulnerability. The most critical dimensions were: "access to knowledge" and "access to work". CONCLUSION: the study indicated the importance of greater investments in the areas of education, work and income, and highlighted the need for the use of a wider concept of vulnerability by the health services.

scholarly journals Acute lower respiratory illness in under-five children in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: prevalence and risk factors

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1429-1438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvio O. M. Prietsch ◽  
Gilberto B. Fischer ◽  
Juraci A. César ◽  
Berenice S. Lempek ◽  
Luciano V. Barbosa Jr. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
Acute Lower Respiratory Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maternal Schooling ◽  
The City

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of acute lower respiratory illness and to identify associated factors among children less than five years of age in the city of Rio Grande, southern Brazil. Using a cross-sectional survey, a standardized household questionnaire was applied to mothers or guardians. Information was collected on household conditions, socioeconomic status, and parental smoking. Prenatal care attendance, nutritional status, breastfeeding pattern, and use of health services for the children were also investigated. Data analysis was based on prevalence ratios and logistic regression, using a conceptual framework. Among 771 children studied, 23.9% presented acute lower respiratory illness. The main risk factors were previous episodes of acute lower respiratory infection or wheezing, crowding, maternal schooling less than five years, monthly family income less than US$ 200, four or more people per room, asthma in family members, and maternal smoking. Mothers 30 years or older were identified as a protective factor. These results can help define specific measures to reduce morbidity and mortality due to acute lower respiratory illness in this setting.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, behaviour of the future healthcare professionals towards the self-medication practice with antibiotics

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Tarek Benameur ◽  
Hassan Al-Bohassan ◽  
Abdullah Al-Aithan ◽  
Abdullah Al-Beladi ◽  
Hassan Al-Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Introduction: Self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) is a major health problem in the developing world including the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This practice remains an emerging challenge for the healthcare providers. A few previous studies have estimated the prevalence of SMA among the general population of KSA, but there had been no such studies on healthcare students. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of SMA among medical, non-medical students and to evaluate its determinants. Methodology: A survey-based cross-sectional study using validated questionnaire was conducted amongst students at King Faisal University in KSA. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were applied to identify the determinants of SMA. Results: The prevalence of SMA was 58.4% with significantly lower proportion among medical students. Tonsillitis was the most common symptom for which SMA was used and was reported by a significantly higher proportion of medical (54.1%) students. Despite, the awareness of medical students about SMA is unsafe and mal-practice (79.9%), the prevalence of SMA practice remains high. Logistic regression analysis showed that students who incorrectly, identified the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating bacterial infections, the reasons of the antibiotics discontinuation had a higher likelihood to SMA. (OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.52-4.503, P = 0.001), (OR = 1.575, 95% CI: 0.923-2.686, P = 0.09), respectively. Conclusions: SMA remains noticeably high among the medical students. To overcome this problem, we highly recommend improving the health education to better address this malpractice and improve the students’ knowledge, attitudes and awareness towards the antibiotics use and prescription pattern.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI IBU DALAM PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF DI DESA PUCANGANOM KECAMATAN GIRIWOYO KABUPATEN WONOGIRI

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Aminingsih ◽  
Lucia Desi Puti
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
Second Child ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Mother’S Age

Background Breastfeeding will ensure babies stay healthy and start life in the most healthy. Breastfeeding is actually not only allows the baby to grow up to be healthy physically, but also more intelligent, stable had a emotional, spiritual development, and positivesocial development. Riskesdas 2010 coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is still far from the world average and still very far from the target of Healthy Indonesia 2010. In rural districts Pucanganom Giriwoyo of the initial interview 3 of 5 mothers to breastfeed exclusively, while 2 others are not breastfed exclusively with reasons having to work, lack of time and because of no discharge of breast milk.The purpose to find out the factors that affect the mother in exclusive breast feeding in the village of Pucanganom sub-district of Giriwoyo Regency Wonogiri.Method of this research is descriptive research. While the plan is cross sectional used to find out the factors that affect the mother in exclusive breast feeding. Then there searchers took data from respondents regarding the factors that affect breast feeding.The Result Factors that affect the exclusive breast feeding is the age of the mother, the mother's education, number of children,  mother's work and family income. The most exclusive breast feeding on mother's  age 26-45 years (83,33%), maternal education high school-undergraduate (70%), given on the first and second child(73,34%), employment of the mother as a homemaker (73,34%), and family income 1-3 million (76.67%).Conclusion the mother who does not work it's possible giving exclusive breast milk due to the considerable amount of time which can be used by the mother to nurture her baby even 24 hours time the mother could be given to her baby, therefore breast feeding can be done during the first 6 months of the birth ofthe baby.Keywords: Exclusive breast feeding

scholarly journals The preferences of general practitioners regarding family physician contract in the underprivileged areas of Iran in using conjoint analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sima Rafiei ◽  
Rafat Mohebbifar ◽  
Mohammad Ranjbar ◽  
Fatemeh Akbarirad
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Family Physician ◽  
Family Doctor ◽  
Medical Specialty ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ordered Logistic Regression ◽  
The Family

Background: One of the most important methods for improving the fair access of people to health services is the family physician program, which is facing many challenges. One of these challenges is the lack of policymakers' understanding of physicians' preferences regarding the provisions of the family physician contract. Therefore, this study was aimed to investigate general practitioners' preferences regarding the type of family doctor contract in one of the underprivileged regions of Iran. Methods: An analytical-cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 general practitioners (GPs) who registered in Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) family physician plan and were working in the health network of deprived regions in Iran. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) questionnaire was developed by the researchers and then distributed to GPs. Results were analyzed using Ordered Logistic Regression. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed by orthogonal method in SPSS 20. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression model in Stata 13 software. Results: Findings revealed that “type of employer” had the most significant effect on GPs’ preferences (OR = 2.5), followed by “allocating quota for admission to medical specialty courses after 5 years” (OR = 2.25), being allowed to give medical services to population without geographical restriction (OR = 2.8), being allowed to provide services out of the defined service packet (OR =   1.4), and “decreased length of contract” (OR  =  0.93). Conclusion: The amendment of the provisions of the family physician contract in accordance with physicians' preferences increases the probability of their participation in and compliance with the family physician program. However, the compliance of the provisions of this contract with relevant international standards and upstream laws of the country should be maintained as much as possible.  

Social and Environmental Influences on Child Mortality in Brazil: Logistic Regression Analysis of Data from Census Files

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar G. Victora ◽  
Peter G. Smith ◽  
J. Patrick Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Childhood Mortality ◽  
Piped Water ◽  
The Family

SummaryCensus data were used to investigate the influences of socioeconomic and environmental variables on child mortality rates in southern Brazil. By multivariate logistic regression analysis the effects of correlated factors were distinguished, after adjustment for maternal age and parity. Low family income and, to a lesser degree, low employment status of the head of the family were associated with high child mortality levels. Place of residence, education of the mother and of the head of the family, availability of piped water in the home, access to a toilet and type of housing were all associated with childhood mortality variation, even after allowing for the effects of income and employment. The contributions of the source of the water supply and type of sanitation facilities, however, were less clear and tended to become unimportant after controlling for the socioeconomic variables. There was also no apparent advantage in being covered by government health insurance.

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