Socio-economic and behavioral determinants of prescription and non-prescription medicine use: the case of Turkey

Öztürk, Selcen; Başar, Dilek; Özen, İlhan Can; Çiftçi, Arbay Ö.

doi:10.1007/s40199-019-00311-1

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“…Existing literature also indicates that women are more likely than men to use health care services [22]. Consistent with existing literature and our expectations, the results of this study indicate that this fact is also reflected in medication use.…”

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confidence: 91%

Factors Associated with the Financial Accessibility of Medicines in Public Health Structures in Conakry, Guinea

Youla,

Bah,

Bangoura

et al. 2024

CAJPH

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The aim of this study is to analyze the factors associated with financial accessibility to medicines in public health structures in Matoto, Guinea, 2022. This was a cross-sectional study, lasting six months. It concerned patients admitted for consultation in one of the public health structures in Matoto, who had received a medical prescription and who presented themselves at the point of sale of the structure where they were consulted. We performed a chi2, Fischer Exact test to compare the proportions with each other. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. A total of 573 patients, predominantly female 63% and single 52%, voluntarily participated in this study. We found that 30% of patients carried out a liberal activity compared to 5.93% who were civil servants. 3.14% of the subjects surveyed came from outside Conakry. We estimated the frequency of financial inaccessibility to medicines at 56.54%. This study revealed that financial accessibility to medicines in public health structures in Matoto (Guinea) is a challenge for 56.54% of patients. The associated factors are: Gender, socio-professional status, origin and age.

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confidence: 91%

Factors Associated with the Financial Accessibility of Medicines in Public Health Structures in Conakry, Guinea

Youla,

Bah,

Bangoura

et al. 2024

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“…According to the literature, health conscious behavior is one of the most significant factors that plays a vital role in health protection (Ozturk et al, 2019;Alkhalidi et al, 2021;Habash and Al-Dmour, 2020). Health consciousness corresponds to selfawareness about one's health and willingness to engage in health and wellnesspromoting behaviors (Gould, 1988;Michaelidou and Hassan, 2008).…”

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Factors affecting the purchase intention of over the counter products in the self care actions of consumers

Salman Unver,

Sezgin,

Uray

2023

IJPHM

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Purpose Within the framework of the theory of planned behavior (TPB), this study aims to investigate which factors affect consumers’ purchase intention with regard to over-the-counters (OTCs), focusing on personal factors, including health consciousness and risk aversion, as well as rational factors, consisting of the level of knowledge, price consciousness and involvement in the purchase intentions. Design/methodology/approach Due to the necessity of finding the most crucial industry-specific indicators, it was decided to carry out two-stage research based on qualitative preliminary research and the main study. The findings obtained from the qualitative studies were integrated with insights gleaned from the literature to finalize the study’s conceptual model. The main study was based on a descriptive research design, and data were collected through an online survey. Structural equation modeling was the main technique used to test the model. Findings Health consciousness, level of knowledge and involvement in consumer purchase intentions affect either attitude or perceived behavioral control. Moreover, attitudes toward OTCs and perceived behavioral control were significant predictors of purchase intentions for OTC drugs. At the same time, subjective norms did not have a significant effect. Practical implications Knowing what influences consumer purchase intentions contributes to developing more effective marketing strategies and actions. Originality/value This study took an integrative approach to understanding the effect of personal and rational factors within the TPB framework for a changing tendency in consumer behavior of specific product categories.

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Pharmacy practice and policy research in Türkiye: a systematic review of literature

Gülpınar,

Pehlivanlı,

Babar

2024

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

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Background In recent decades, there has been an interest in clinical pharmacy practice in Türkiye with emerging studies in this area. Despite the recent emergence of diverse pharmacy practice studies in Türkiye, a comprehensive assessment of overall typology of studies and impact has not been conducted thus far. Objectives This systematic review aims to document and assess pharmaceutical policy and practice literature published within the last 5 years in Türkiye. The other aim is to summarise the expected impact of published studies on policy and practice research. Methods The systematic review was conducted according to the guidelines described in the PRISMA Statement. A comprehensive search approach, incorporating Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) queries and free-text terms was employed to locate pertinent literature related to pharmacy practice and policy in Türkiye. The search covered the period from January 1, 2019, to January 1, 2024, and involved electronic databases including PubMed, Medline Ovid, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Springer Link, PlosOne, and BMC. Results In the final grouping, 73 articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected for this review. Among the quantitative studies, majority studies were cross-sectional survey studies. Through the rigorous thematic content analysis seven research domains were developed from the selected literature: drug utilisation and rational drug use, the emerging role of pharmacist, access to medicines and generic medicines, community pharmacy practice, pharmacovigilance/adverse drug reactions, and pharmacoeconomic studies. Conclusions The pharmacist role is evolving; however, several challenges remain in fully realising the potential of pharmacists. These include regulatory barriers, limited public awareness of pharmacists’ expanded roles, workforce capacity issues, and the need for ongoing professional development and training. Research studies are needed in the areas of generic prescribing, medicine adherence, intervention studies in community and hospital pharmacy practice, and on pharmacoeconomics and pharmacovigilance.

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Socio-economic and behavioral determinants of prescription and non-prescription medicine use: the case of Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

References 27 publications

Factors Associated with the Financial Accessibility of Medicines in Public Health Structures in Conakry, Guinea

Factors Associated with the Financial Accessibility of Medicines in Public Health Structures in Conakry, Guinea

Factors affecting the purchase intention of over the counter products in the self care actions of consumers

Pharmacy practice and policy research in Türkiye: a systematic review of literature

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