Publication: PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
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Bektay M. Y.
Mercümek B.
Koroglu F. N.
İzzettin F. V.
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Analgesics has been used to relieve pain since the discovery of pain killers and humankind is searching ways to alleviate pain. Self-medication practice (SMP) is common among the society. Irrational SMP could be prevented by pharmacist interventions. This study aims to evaluate the self-medication behaviours and related factors of analgesics use. Online questionnaire was disseminated between February-July 2020 in this observational study. The survey was structured into 2 sections demographics (11 items) and analgesic use behaviour (14 items). A binary logistic regression model has been conducted for the evaluation of the related factors for self-medication practice. The mean age of 376 individuals was 32.5 +/- 13.8. AMajority of the participants (89.6%) indicated that they used analgesics without a prescription. Most common reasons for painkiller use were head ache (46.3%), stomachAacheA(13.8%), tooth ache (6.4%) and menstrual pain (5.8%). Out of 18 predictors, six were found statistically significant. The influencing factors for SMP were being employed (OR: 2.968; 95% CI:1.073-8.125; p = 0.036), lack of health insurance (OR: 4.312; 95% CI: 1.034- 17.975; p = 0.045), recommending analgesic to others (OR: 3.446; 95% CI: 1.41- 8.40; p = 0.006). This study highlighted the high rate of SMP and related factors.
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Eczacılık, Temel Eczacılık Bilimleri, Yaşam Bilimleri, Sağlık Bilimleri, Temel Bilimler, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Basic Pharmaceutics Sciences, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Farmakoloji Ve Eczacılık, Farmakoloji Ve Toksikoloji, Yaşam Bilimleri (Life), Pharmacology & Pharmacy, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Life Sciences (Life), Farmakoloji, Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık (çeşitli), Genel Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık, Farmakoloji (tıbbi), İlaç Rehberleri, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous), General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology (medical), Drug Guides
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Bektay M. Y., Mercümek B., Koroglu F. N., İzzettin F. V., "PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY", FARMACIA, sa.6, ss.1450-1459, 2024