AlQahtani Haif A, Ghiasi Fatemeh S, Zahiri Abdullah N, Rahmani Noorieh I, Abdullah Nizam, Al Kawas Sausan
Department of Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2019 Jul 23;14(4):370-375. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.06.006. eCollection 2019 Aug.
The aim of this study was to investigate the self-medication practices for oral health problems among adults attending the University Dental Hospital Sharjah (UDHS). The reasons for visits and types, durations, and sources of self-medication were recorded.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending UDHS. A total of 566 participants were recruited using pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection was performed using a self-administered closed-ended questionnaire, and information was analysed using SPSS software version 22.
Four hundred of 566 (70.7%) respondents indicated that they practice self-medication. Among those who practiced self-medication for oral health problems, the mean age was 26 ± 9.4 years (52% men and 48% women), and the majority (46%) had obtained higher education, although their profession was not related to the medical field (69.97%). The most common factor that triggered self-medication practices was toothache (56.5%), while the main reasons for self-medication were both lack of time to visit a dental clinic (37.6%) and the perception that dental ailments were not serious health issues (36.8%). Analgesics were the main medicines used for self-medication.
Self-medication for oral health problems is a common practice in UAE. Lack of time to visit dental clinics and the perceived low importance of oral health problems were the main reasons for self-medication. Analgesics for toothache were the most frequent medications purchased from the local pharmacy.
本研究旨在调查就诊于沙迦大学牙科医院（UDHS）的成年人针对口腔健康问题的自我药疗行为。记录就诊原因以及自我药疗的类型、持续时间和药物来源。
本横断面研究在就诊于UDHS的成年患者中开展。采用预先确定的纳入和排除标准，共招募了566名参与者。通过自行填写的封闭式问卷进行数据收集，并使用SPSS 22软件对信息进行分析。
566名受访者中有400名（70.7%）表示他们有自我药疗行为。在那些针对口腔健康问题进行自我药疗的人中，平均年龄为26±9.4岁（男性占52%，女性占48%），大多数（46%）接受过高等教育，尽管他们的职业与医学领域无关（69.97%）。引发自我药疗行为的最常见因素是牙痛（56.5%），而自我药疗的主要原因是既没有时间去看牙科诊所（37.6%），又认为牙齿疾病不是严重的健康问题（36.8%）。镇痛药是自我药疗使用的主要药物。
在阿联酋，针对口腔健康问题进行自我药疗是一种常见行为。没有时间去看牙科诊所以及认为口腔健康问题重要性不高是自我药疗的主要原因。用于治疗牙痛的镇痛药是从当地药店购买最频繁的药物。
