Self medication pattern and awareness about antibiotic resistance in urban area of Pune
Journal Title: Public Health Review - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: self medication is defined as the consumption of medicinal products with the purpose of treating diseases or symptoms, or even promoting health, without the prescription provided by medical professional. Inappropriate self medication results in irrational use of drugs, wastage of resources, increase resistance of pathogens and health hazards and if action is not taken the danger of drug interaction and drug resistance will increase. Methods and Material: This is a cross – sectional study done at outpatient department of urban health training centre .Total 126 adults were interviewed with the help of predesigned Semistructred questionnaire in local language. Statistical analysis used: Data was filled in Excel sheet and proportions were calculated. Results: 51(40.47%) participants admitted that they were storing some medicine at home. 67(53.17%) participants answered that they are purchasing the medicines without consulting a doctor. 23(18.25%) out of 126 were knowing antibiotics and very few I .e only 5 (3.96%) were aware of the antibiotic resistance. Conclusions: Though the self medication among adults in urban area is high (53.17%) awareness about antibiotic resistance is very low (3.96%)
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Mayavati S Mhaske, Deepak S khismatrao, Harishchandra D Gore, Surekha sable
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- DOI 10.17511/ijphr.2015.i4.07
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