The prevalence of self medication among students of Bojnurd universities and its related factors in 2013

Ghafouri, M; Yaghubi, Mohsen; Lashkardoost, Hossein; Sharifi, Seyed Hossein Hosseini

doi:10.29252/jnkums.5.5.s5.1129

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“…In Iran, lots of people who are not experts on health issues and diseases use to talk and give suggestions about health and disease-related issues. According to the literature, the prevalence of self-medication among Iranians varies between 35.7 and 91% ( 48 – 50 ). The main causes of self-medication are previous illness experience, ease of access to most of medications, feeling that the illness is not important, and advice from friends and families ( 48 – 50 ).…”

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“…According to the literature, the prevalence of self-medication among Iranians varies between 35.7 and 91% ( 48 – 50 ). The main causes of self-medication are previous illness experience, ease of access to most of medications, feeling that the illness is not important, and advice from friends and families ( 48 – 50 ). Therefore, these socio-cultural contexts cause people to apply each other's recommendations easily.…”

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Being as an iceberg: hypertensive treatment adherence experiences in southeast of Iran

Nayeri

Dehghan

Iranmanesh

2015

Global Health Action

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BackgroundTreatment adherence is often an important issue in the management of hypertension. Deep understanding of adherence behavior as well as its influential factors can expand knowledge about treatment adherence among hypertensives.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore patients, their families, and healthcare providers’ experiences about hypertension treatment adherence in southeast of Iran.DesignA qualitative study was conducted to explore the experience of patients, family members, and healthcare providers (n=18) by using a conventional content analysis. The purposive sampling method was used. Data were collected through semi-structured and deep interviews.ResultsData analysis showed that hypertensive treatment adherence in an Iranian context is like an iceberg with two subthemes. The first subtheme relates to the upper and clear part of this iceberg and it consists of two categories, including 1) healthy and 2) unhealthy regimens. The second subtheme associates with under-water and unanticipated part and it consists of four categories, including 1) the nature of disease and treatment, 2) the individual resources, 3) the healthcare organization, and 4) the socio-cultural environment.ConclusionsThe treatment adherence features emerged in this study can be useful in designing and developing context-based hypertension interventions. Further qualitative and quantitative studies with a closer collaboration between the social, natural, and medical sciences in other Iranian populations are needed to confirm the findings.

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Being as an iceberg: hypertensive treatment adherence experiences in southeast of Iran

Nayeri

Dehghan

Iranmanesh

2015

Global Health Action

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“…Because of their active role in the media and cyberspace, university students can play a more important role in this area. On the other hand, university students are more vulnerable and prone to self-medication due to their social status, greater contact with people in the community, and their responsibilities as future parents [11][12][13]. Previous studies have revealed that, the prevalence of self-medication practice seemed to be high among students all over the world.…”

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Self-medication practices and their characteristics among Iranian university students

Rahimisadegh

Sharifi

Jahromi

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BMC Pharmacol Toxicol

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Background Self-medication in students, as educated people, is one of the most important health issues. It is known that inappropriate self-medication is harmful for individuals as it has potential risks, disrupts the drug market and increases the per capita financial drug consumption. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the habits related to drug use and the prevalence of self-medication practices among university students. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 at Jahrom universities/Iran, using an electronic “self-medication practices and medication habits” questionnaire. A total of 848 students from four healthcare and non-healthcare universities participated in the study. Results The prevalence of self-medication among students was 44.8%. The most common medicines used for self-medication included cold remedies and sedatives that were used by 33% of the students. About 47% of students stated that they have used antibiotics without a physician’s prescription. The internet and social networks were the source of information on self-medication in about 40% of students. There was no significant difference in self-medication between medical and non-medical students (OR = 0.865, 95% CI: 0.659–1.134). Self-medication in students with underlying disease was higher than students without underlying disease (OR = 2.8, 95% CI: 1.39–5.60). Conclusions Self-medication had a high prevalence among students. The best strategy to reduce or eliminate self-medication is to raise students’ awareness and knowledge about potential risk of self-medication practices.

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“…Self-medication was analyzed both among Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Bojnoord University students which assessed values were obtained 35.7% and 41.9% respectively (19)(20). Furthermore, in a review article published by Montgomery in 2011, findings stated that in 76% of studies conducted on self-medication, the prevalence of such cases was reported over 50% of the population (21).…”

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Self-Medication and Contributing Factors: A Questionnaire Survey Among Iranian Households

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Background: Self-medication is a serious danger in every health sector which potentially brings harmful side effects for the society. The aim of this research was to investigate self-medication and its contributing factors among residents of Yazd province in Iran in 2014. Methods: A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted in 2014 using a self-constructed questionnaire. A total of 580 families living in Yazd in the time period of study were contributed to fill out the questions organized in two sections of demographic and selfmedication factors. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16 through appropriate descriptive and analytical statistical tests. Results: Self-medication was reported in 53.4% of the cases. The most frequent self-prescribed medications were related to pain killer drugs (26.6%). There was a significant statistical relation between self-medication and households' age, occupation and income, level of parents' education, number of children and place of residence. Among different reasons for self-medication the most important one was reported to be accessibility (3.44+1.3). Conclusion: Due to the considerable prevalence of self-medication and its harmful effects on every society, such an issue should be appropriately controlled through legal regulations particularly in the area of selling dangerous drugs. Furthermore, provision of proper information and warning the population about harmful side effects can be helpful in this regard.

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The prevalence of self medication among students of Bojnurd universities and its related factors in 2013

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Being as an iceberg: hypertensive treatment adherence experiences in southeast of Iran

Being as an iceberg: hypertensive treatment adherence experiences in southeast of Iran

Self-medication practices and their characteristics among Iranian university students

Self-Medication and Contributing Factors: A Questionnaire Survey Among Iranian Households

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