Assessment of Self-Medication and Disease Awareness about Migraine in Local Community of Multan, Pakistan
Journal Title: Open Access Journal of Pharmaceutical Research - Year 2021, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Self-Medication and Poor disease awareness of Migraine is the furthermost public well-being concern in many countries, as well as in Pakistan. Thus considering the current epidemiological evidence about that issue, this study aimed to determine the systematic analysis of Self-medication and disease awareness about Migraine in Multan’s Community. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Multan’s Community of about 306 participants. Among them 130 were males and 176 were Females. Statistical analysis was done by using IBM SPSS statistics version 23. And different tests (Pearson’s Chi-Square test, Independent sample t-test as well as Mann-Whitney U test) are being applied. Results: The whole target (n=306) participated in our study. Out of 306 participants, females had the greatest practice of Self-medication (54.90%) than males (42.15%). Also, females have a greater ratio (28.43%) than males (19.93%) for seeking not any help from doctors for migraine’s problems. The Paracetamol drug was being the most self-medicated drug for females (13.07%) than males (12.74%). Conclusion: The results showed a higher prevalence of Self-medication in the Multan community. Findings suggest that there should be educational seminars and efficient Migraine care management plans should be planned for doctors for proper disease awareness and to reduce to self-medication burden for patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Ali H, Nisa M, Shahzad Q*, Ayoub RK, Shabih A, Tufail S and Rehman AH
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