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PREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

dc.contributor.authorBektay M. Y.
dc.contributor.authorMercümek B.
dc.contributor.authorKoroglu F. N.
dc.contributor.authorİzzettin F. V.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T21:50:36Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T21:50:36Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-01
dc.description.abstractAnalgesics 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.citationBektay 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.doi10.31925/farmacia.2024.6.24
dc.identifier.issn0014-8237
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12645/40129
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001385877200024
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectEczacılık
dc.subjectTemel Eczacılık Bilimleri
dc.subjectYaşam Bilimleri
dc.subjectSağlık Bilimleri
dc.subjectTemel Bilimler
dc.subjectPharmacology and Therapeutics
dc.subjectBasic Pharmaceutics Sciences
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectHealth Sciences
dc.subjectNatural Sciences
dc.subjectFarmakoloji Ve Eczacılık
dc.subjectFarmakoloji Ve Toksikoloji
dc.subjectYaşam Bilimleri (Life)
dc.subjectPharmacology & Pharmacy
dc.subjectPharmacology & Toxicology
dc.subjectLife Sciences (Life)
dc.subjectFarmakoloji
dc.subjectFarmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık (çeşitli)
dc.subjectGenel Farmakoloji, Toksikoloji ve Eczacılık
dc.subjectFarmakoloji (tıbbi)
dc.subjectİlaç Rehberleri
dc.subjectPharmacy
dc.subjectPharmacology
dc.subjectPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
dc.subjectGeneral Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
dc.subjectPharmacology (medical)
dc.subjectDrug Guides
dc.titlePREVALENCE AND INFLUENCING FACTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION WITH ANALGESICS AMONG ADULTS: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
dc.typearticle
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