The Prevalence of Auto-Medication among Pregnant Women in a Conflict Affected, North West Region, Cameroon

Bobga, Tanyi Pride; Ngwa, Sangwe Bertrand; Ambe, Ngwa Fabrice; Ketum, Ateh Stanislas; Agbor, Agbornkwai Nyenty; Kanla, Wirnkar Jude; Abungwi, Mentoh Ajem

doi:10.4236/jbm.2021.94010

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“…These findings however contradicted the results reported from a study amongst pregnant women in the Northwest region of Cameroon, which found antiemetics to be the most common drug used for self-medication [24].…”

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Prevalence, Knowledge and Associated Determinants of Auto-Medication in the Limbe Municipality

Bobga¹,

Tayiwoh²,

Tabah³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: The practice of auto-medication is on the rise in most sub-Saharan countries. The effects of these may be associated with increased drug resistance in the future, complication of the course of a disease, adverse drug interactions etc. Auto-medication is of course a global public health concern, which requires appropriate attention to evade future undesirable effects. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, prevalence and associated determinants of auto-medication in the Limbe municipality. Method: This was a community-based cross-sectional study, conducted among 284 enrolled participants in Limbe Health District between January to August 2021. A structured questionnaire-based interview was used to collect data from each study subject. Then, data were categorised and analysed using SPSS version 20 software. Results: Majority of 213 (75%) of the participants practised auto-medication. The most frequently reported auto-medication symptoms were fever and headache 202 (71.1%). 95 (15.6%) practised auto-medication because they believed it saved time, meanwhile 5 (0.8%) had the belief that health personnel are too busy in the hospital with lots of patients to serve. Concerning knowledge, 68.9%, 13.1% and 18.2% had grading as Good, Poor and uncertain respectively. 58.

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Prevalence, Knowledge and Associated Determinants of Auto-Medication in the Limbe Municipality

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Tabah³

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“…The oldest study in terms of publication year ( 2011) is (18). The most recent studies published in 2021 are (2,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) (Table 1).…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of Self-medication in worldwide pregnant women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BOUQOUFI

Lahlou

Boujraf

et al. 2023

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Background: Self-medication during pregnancy is of great interest. The use of drugs during pregnancy requires a careful reflection on the benefits to the mother and the risks to the fetus. It is a difficult medical situation for clinicians to select the drug because of the various pharmacokinetic and physiological changes encountered in pregnant women this study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of self-medication and associated factors in worldwide pregnant women by a systematic review and a meta-analysis of the published studies on self-medication during pregnancy. Methods: Searches were carried out at PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The quality of the studies and the risk of bias were analyzed using the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies instrument. The extracted data were tabulated and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively through meta-analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women was 44.50% (95% CI: 38.92-50.23). The subgroup analysis has shown a difference in the prevalence of self-medication which is influenced by region, Income of countries, and study design. The Heterogeneity, assessed by the statistical test I2 varied from 96% to 99% and was statistically significant. The result of this funnel plot showed that the funnel plot was symmetry with p-value = 0.36, and there is no publication bias. Conclusion: The results obtained from this study showed that the prevalence of self-medication among pregnant women is relatively high. This requires effective measures and interventions to reduce self-medication. Systematic Review Registration:https://www.crd.york.aa.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=312333 ID=CRD42022312333.

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“…The use of medications according to doctor’s prescriptions or instructions has been the subject of several studies. As well, various investigations have pointed to the incidence of self-medication during pregnancy, either in Africa or elsewhere ( Araujo et al, 2013 ; Yimam et al, 2015 ; Cabut et al, 2017 ; Beza, 2018 ; Liao et al, 2018 ; Grover et al, 2019 ; Haque et al, 2020 ; Ake et al, 2021 ; Bobga et al, 2021 ) or worldwide ( Lupattelli et al, 2014 ; Mohseni et al, 2018 ). Health policies, treatment accessibility, and medication distribution regulations are the major factors that make the difference between countries ( Branthwaite and Pechère, 1996 ).…”

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Self-medication practice among pregnant and postpartum women attending the regional hospital center of Souss Massa, Morocco: a cross-sectional study

Bouqoufi,

Lahlou,

Ait El Hadj

et al. 2024

Front. Pharmacol.

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Background: Self-medication among pregnant women represents a serious risk to the mother’s and child’s health. It is a global concern that requires careful attention from professionals in healthcare. In Morocco, there is a lack of available data on self-medication and predicting variables among pregnant and postpartum women. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of self-medication and the factors that contributed to it among pregnant and postpartum women in the Sous Massa Regional Hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a pretested questionnaire among 420 pregnant and postpartum women who were attending the regional hospital center of the Sous Massa region from April to December 2022. Statistical analysis was performed using Jamovi Software. The logistic regression analysis was used to determine the significance of the association between the outcome and independent variables.Results: The research enrolled 420 pregnant and postpartum women. During the current pregnancy, 24.8% of the women used self-medication. The leading common causes/symptoms that necessitate self-medication among pregnant and postpartum women were Anemia (84.8%), epigastralgia (16.8%), vomiting, pyrosis (15.2%), and urinary and vaginal infections The therapeutic families concerned with self-medication practice were Analgesics (41.4%), Antacids (20.3%), antimicrobials (13.5%), and Vitamin supplements (9%). According to the findings, the most frequent sources of information were pharmacists (45.6%), followed by physicians (44.3%). The primary reasons given by respondents for self-medication were the need for rapid release (51.7%), previous treatments with the same drugs (31.7%), and 20% reported difficulty of access to healthcare professionals. Out of 95.9% of the participants reported that they knew the dangers of self-medication and 96% of them were informed and received information about the dangers and contraindications of self-medication during pregnancy. This was significantly statistically associated with self-medication respectively with p-value = 0.031 and p-value = 0.005.Conclusion: The findings of the present study provide an initial awareness of the state of self-medication among pregnant and postpartum women attending the regional hospital centers. It is recommended that healthcare professionals increase their interventions to improve the consciousness of pregnant women; this might require implementing suitable strategies to regulate the commercialization, delivery, and use of conventional medications.

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The Prevalence of Auto-Medication among Pregnant Women in a Conflict Affected, North West Region, Cameroon

Cited by 4 publications

References 15 publications

Prevalence, Knowledge and Associated Determinants of Auto-Medication in the Limbe Municipality

Prevalence, Knowledge and Associated Determinants of Auto-Medication in the Limbe Municipality

Prevalence and associated factors of Self-medication in worldwide pregnant women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Self-medication practice among pregnant and postpartum women attending the regional hospital center of Souss Massa, Morocco: a cross-sectional study

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