Publication: PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
dc.contributor.author | Bektay M. Y. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mercümek B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Koroglu F. N. | |
dc.contributor.author | İzzettin F. V. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-21T21:50:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-21T21:50:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-11-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.31925/farmacia.2024.6.24 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0014-8237 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 6 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/40129 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001385877200024 | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.subject | Eczacılık | |
dc.subject | Temel Eczacılık Bilimleri | |
dc.subject | Yaşam Bilimleri | |
dc.subject | Sağlık Bilimleri | |
dc.subject | Temel Bilimler | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | |
dc.subject | Basic Pharmaceutics Sciences | |
dc.subject | Life Sciences | |
dc.subject | Health Sciences | |
dc.subject | Natural Sciences | |
dc.subject | Farmakoloji Ve Eczacılık | |
dc.subject | Farmakoloji Ve Toksikoloji | |
dc.subject | Yaşam Bilimleri (Life) | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology & Toxicology | |
dc.subject | Life Sciences (Life) | |
dc.subject | Farmakoloji | |
dc.subject | Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık (çeşitli) | |
dc.subject | Genel Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık | |
dc.subject | Farmakoloji (tıbbi) | |
dc.subject | İlaç Rehberleri | |
dc.subject | Pharmacy | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) | |
dc.subject | General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology (medical) | |
dc.subject | Drug Guides | |
dc.title | PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY | |
dc.type | article | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
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local.indexed.at | WOS |