Current self-medication practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an observational study

The Pan African Medical Journal
Sameer Al-GhamdiAbdulsalam Saud Alharbi

Abstract

medication without prescription is a growing public health concern or phenomenon worldwide. This cross-sectional study was designed to study the trends of self-medication among Saudi population. a prospective, cross-sectional study including 2004 participants was carried out from different family clinics across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The clinicians used a self-designed questionnaire to collect the data, using stringent inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. The questionnaire recorded participants' demographics and included several closed-ended and open-ended questions with options to choose from. The results were gathered, inserted into an excel spreadsheet and analyzed using SPSS version 23. The analyzed information was presented as frequencies and percentages. our research showed that 924 respondents (46.1%) found it difficult to reach a hospital. Another 45.2% considered the inefficiency of health centers in providing necessary care as the main reason for self-medication. Other causes of self-medication included a lack of medical insurance, insurance not covering the costs for the drugs, and symptoms of the disease being mild enough for not going to the hospital. Analgesics were the most commonly self-adminis...Continue Reading

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Apr 1, 2021·Annals of Medicine and Surgery·Fatimah AlGhofaili
Aug 18, 2021·Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : SPJ : the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society·May AlmukainziMaha Bashiri
Aug 31, 2021·Frontiers in Pharmacology·Sineenart ChautrakarnPhanupong Phutrakool

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