BACKGROUND Self-medication is widely practised in many developing countries. The determinants of self-medication need to be understood to design adequate medicine information policies and patient-dispenser education strategies. Hence, the prevalence of medicine use and predictors of self-medication were determined in Sri Lanka. METHODS In a community-based cross- sectional study, data were co...

Self-medication practices are widely practiced globally as a major form of pain management self-care. Our study was undertaken with the objective evaluating self-medication in pharmacy by analgesic medicine within population casablanca. . This revealed that 68% investigated people requested self-medication, without medical prescription .The predominant age range 20-60, showed 65% used mainly pa...

All studies show prevalence figures for stimulant medication use under 10%. Prevalence and frequency of use is highest during exam periods. No gender differences were found for stimulant medication use. Living status on the other hand is an influential factor: students living away from the parental home report higher prevalence rates than students still living in their parents’ house. Prescript...

Hypertension, which affects nearly one third of adults in the United States, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke (1), and only approximately half of those with hypertension have their hypertension under control (2). The prevalence of hypertension is highest among non-Hispanic blacks, whereas the prevalence of antihypertensive medication use is lowest among Hispanics (1). Geograp...

Introduction: Self-medication is one of the problems in the treatment cycle of patients. Aging is associated with increased drug use and adverse effects. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors influencing self-medication among the elderly referring to urban health centers in Khorramabad, Iran, based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) in 2016-2017.  Methods: This cross-section...

Self-medication is a common practice worldwide and the irrational use of drugs is a cause of concern. This study assessed the prevalence of self-medication among the medical students in South India. The data was analysed using SPSS version 11.5. A total of 440 students were included in the study. The prevalence of self-medication was 78.6%. A larger number of females were self-medicating (81.2%...

The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, knowledge and attitude towards selfmedication practices among non-medical students for which a cross sectional survey was conducted in some non-medical colleges in Bhopal. After explaining the purpose of the study and taking informed consent, a questionnaire was provided to the students. We divided the questionnaire into three parameters, in fir...

PURPOSE To track the use of medicine and self-medication from infancy to adolescence. METHODS All newborns in the city of Pelotas, Brazil, were monitored and enrolled in the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study. Subsamples of the cohort were visited at 1, 3, and 6 months and at 1 and 4 years of age. At 11 and 15 years of age, all cohort members were sought. In each of these visits, inform...