Evaluation of Self-Medication Practices and its Associated Factors among Urban Population of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 9
Abstract
Introduction: Self medication is an important issue for health authori-ties especially in developing coun-tries like India. The study was con-ducted to assess the socio-demographic profile of urban popu-lation and also to assess the trend of self-medication practices & its asso-ciated factors. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among urban population of central and north zone of Ahmedabad municipal Corporation (AMC) area during January to April 2015. Pretested per-forma was used for study. Among 250 houses, total 647 people were selected for study after their in-formed consent. Results: Out of 647 people, males were 54.3% & females were 45.7%. Majority of people were belongs to 25 to 35 yr. age group (27.2%). Ma-jority of people were found in S-E class-3. Majority of male were used NSAIDS (74.6%) and female were used Anti emetics (81.8%) for self-medication practices. Most common influencing factor was media (37.9%) & pharmacist (41.9%) among upper & lower S-E class re-spectively. Conclusions: Mean age was 37.4 ± 2.6. Most common reason for self-medication was time constrains & high consulting fees of doctors among upper & lower S-E class re-spectively. Knowledge on different drug related reactions were shows significant different among both S-E classes (P: <0.0001).
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Kapil J Govani, Khyati Nimavat
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