Self-medication for prevention and treatment of diseases during Covid-19 pandemic-a cross sectional survey in general population
By: Panigrahy, Sarita
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Contributor(s): Dass, Deepanjana.
Publisher: Bhopal Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd 2024Edition: Vol.16(6).Description: 33-38p.Subject(s): PHARMACEUTICSOnline resources: Click here
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International journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical scienceSummary: Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the pattern and reasons for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The present study was an exploratory cross-sectional survey. The questionnaire was meant to be filled up by those who were older than 18 y and could read and write English. The questionnaire (related to socio-demographic status, pattern, and reasons for self-medication) was designed and validated by a committee of faculties in the department of pharmacology through a peer review process and sent through mail, WhatsApp, and other means of social media. A non-parametric Chi-square test was used to test relationships between categorical variables.
Results: The responses of 557 participants were analyzed; among them, the majority were females as compared to males. There was a significant difference (*p = 0.02) in the pattern of self-medication between the males (38%) and females (62%), and most of the participants used self-medication as a preventive measure for COVID-19 (39%). Fear of going out (13%) during COVID-19 was the main single reason for self-medication. Arsenic Album 30 was the most frequently used homeopathic formulation (26%).
Conclusion: This study showed that apprehension, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, was the main impulse for self-medication.
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Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the pattern and reasons for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The present study was an exploratory cross-sectional survey. The questionnaire was meant to be filled up by those who were older than 18 y and could read and write English. The questionnaire (related to socio-demographic status, pattern, and reasons for self-medication) was designed and validated by a committee of faculties in the department of pharmacology through a peer review process and sent through mail, WhatsApp, and other means of social media. A non-parametric Chi-square test was used to test relationships between categorical variables.
Results: The responses of 557 participants were analyzed; among them, the majority were females as compared to males. There was a significant difference (*p = 0.02) in the pattern of self-medication between the males (38%) and females (62%), and most of the participants used self-medication as a preventive measure for COVID-19 (39%). Fear of going out (13%) during COVID-19 was the main single reason for self-medication. Arsenic Album 30 was the most frequently used homeopathic formulation (26%).
Conclusion: This study showed that apprehension, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, was the main impulse for self-medication.
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