Antibiotic Use and Misuse Among Adults in Magwagwa Ward, Nyamira County in Kenya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Self-medication is a public health concern in many countries, especially developing countries. Selfmedication is the intake of drugs without medical supervision. This has resulted in serious health implications. This study investigated the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of adults toward self-medication. The study was conducted in Magwagwa ward, the population involved adults aged 18-75 years old both male and female. 385 participants were randomly selected. The study was conducted in the months of October and November 2016. A structured questionnaire was administered to the respondents and data was collected, analyzed in SPSS vs 20. 198 (66%) were females and 102 (34%) were males. Knowledge on self-medication was poor as it was found that majority of 121 (40%) depend on physician for information on antibiotic use, when asked if selfmedication can cause harmful effects, 51% remained neutral, and when asked if there is danger in using an old prescription and even someone`s prescription, 65% and 58% remained neutral, more than half of adults attitude 50% (152) was that self-medication can be reliable, the study revealed that 60% of the respondents practiced self-medication.
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John Ombusuro Nyambega
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