PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICE WITH ANTIMICROBIALS IN PATIENTS VISITING PUBLIC SECTOR AT HOSPITAL KHAIRABAD DISTRICT NOWSHERA

Authors

  • Syed Sohaib Daud Gilani Department of Provincial Health Services, RHC Khairabad, Nowshera
  • Yasir Khan Khattak Department of Endodontic, Sardar Begum Dental College, Peshawar
  • Talwaat Shah Principal Medical Officer, Provincial Health Services, RHC Khairabad, Nowshera
  • Salman Rasheed Department of Provincial Health Services, RHC Khairabad, Nowshera
  • Tauseef Ijaz Consultant Family Dental Practice, Peshawar
  • Asad Habib Commercial Analytisc, SNP Global, Islamabad
  • Iftikhar Qayum Department of Medical Education, Rehman Medical College, Peshawar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.318

Keywords:

 Antibiotics, Self- Medication, Antibiotic Resistance

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence and patterns of self-medication with antimicrobial drugs among patients visiting public hospital in District Nowshera Northwestern Pakistan.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending Rural Health Center Khairabad District Nowshera from July to December 2019. The including criteria were: Males and females (non-doctors) attending the clinics aged between 18 and 60 years old, literate enough to read and write. Information regarding demographic characteristics, antimicrobial drugs use in past six months prior to the study were collected through self-administered questionnaires. The questionnaires written in Urdu and English language, were pretested and validated on a sample of 100 participants to determine the application time and to clarify possible questions from the study population. If antimicrobial drugs use was confirmed in the previous six months, supplementary information was asked: the name antimicrobial drug, the person who recommended the treatment and the disease treated with antimicrobial drugs. The collected data were registered in a database and analyzed using Spss.

Results: Response rate of 99.4 %( 750/746) was observed, out of 746 participants 43.70% were females and 56.30% were males. 39.81% participants had used antimicrobials prior to the survey in which 33.33% were from rural and 66.67% urban areas. Most common users were of middle education level. Oral and dental problems were leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobials use. Self- medication was most common in age group of 38 years to 47 years old. The most abused drug was Amoxicillin clavulanate. Maximal use was by personal judgment.

Conclusion: The results of this study confirm that self-medication with antimicrobial drugs is a relatively common practice among populace of north western District Nowshera Pakistan.

 

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Published

2020-06-30

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Syed Sohaib Daud Gilani, Yasir Khan Khattak, Talwaat Shah, Salman Rasheed, Tauseef Ijaz, Asad Habib, & Iftikhar Qayum. (2020). PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICE WITH ANTIMICROBIALS IN PATIENTS VISITING PUBLIC SECTOR AT HOSPITAL KHAIRABAD DISTRICT NOWSHERA. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(02), 51–54. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i02.318

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Vol. 10 No. 02 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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