Sridhar Sathvik B, Shariff Atiqulla, Dallah Lana, Anas Doaa, Ayman Maryam, Rao Padma Gm
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE.
RAK College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE.
Int J Appl Basic Med Res. 2018 Jan-Mar;8(1):3-8. doi: 10.4103/ijabmr.IJABMR_46_17.
The aim of this study is to assess the nature, reasons, and consequences of self-medication practice among the general population of Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE.
This was a prospective, cross-sectional, survey-based study. Data with respect to knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding self-medication were collected through an interviewer-assisted questionnaire answered by the study participants. Thus, collected data from 413 survey respondents were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0.
The prevalence of self-medication practices among our study respondents was 52.1%. A headache (155 [37.5%]) was the most common clinical condition treated through self-medication practice. Familiarity with the treatment/medication (198 [48%]) was the most common cited reasons, whereas the advertisement and friend's advice were the most (182 [44%]) cited sources of information for self-medication usage. The majority (265 [64.1%]) of the respondents were considered self-medication practice as safe. However, 19 respondents reported side-effects or complications during the due course of self-medication. It was observed that there is a statistically significant association ( < 0.05) between age and employment status of this study participants with self-medication practices.
The data from this study show that the self-medication practice is very common among the study population. Variables such as younger age group and occupation status were significantly associated with self-medication practice. We emphasize the role of pharmacist in educating the community regarding safe medication practices such as harmful effects of self-medicating and inappropriate practices such as sharing the medications among family members and friends.
本研究旨在评估阿联酋哈伊马角普通人群自我药疗行为的性质、原因及后果。
这是一项基于问卷调查的前瞻性横断面研究。通过研究参与者回答的访谈辅助问卷收集有关自我药疗的知识、意识和行为的数据。因此，使用SPSS 24.0对413名调查受访者收集的数据进行了分析。
我们研究受访者中自我药疗行为的患病率为52.1%。头痛（155例[37.5%]）是通过自我药疗治疗的最常见临床病症。熟悉治疗方法/药物（198例[48%]）是最常被提及的原因，而广告和朋友的建议是自我药疗使用信息的最常被提及来源（182例[44%]）。大多数受访者（265例[64.1%]）认为自我药疗行为是安全的。然而，19名受访者报告在自我药疗过程中出现了副作用或并发症。观察到本研究参与者的年龄和就业状况与自我药疗行为之间存在统计学上的显著关联（<0.05）。
本研究数据表明，自我药疗行为在研究人群中非常普遍。年龄较小的人群和职业状况等变量与自我药疗行为显著相关。我们强调药剂师在教育社区关于安全用药行为方面的作用，如自我药疗的有害影响以及不适当行为，如在家庭成员和朋友之间分享药物。
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