PERCEPTIONS OF SELF-MEDICATION PRACTICES AND AWARENESS REGARDING ITS COMPLICATIONS- A COMMUNITY –BASED STUDY

Author(s)

Sneha Suja V¹, Swaroop AM², Dutta S²
¹M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India, ²m.s ramaiah university of applied sciences, bangalore, India

Presentation Documents

PHP84-sneha-suja-v-sup-1-sup-swaroop-am-sup-2-sup-strong-u-dutta-s-u-sup-2-sup-strong-br-sup-1-sup-m-s-ramaiah-university-of-applied-sciences-bangalore-india-sup-2-sup-m-s-ramaiah-university-of-applied-sciences-bangalore-india

OBJECTIVES:

This study was aimed to investigate the association between the perceptions of self-medication practices and awareness regarding its complications among the residents of an urban community.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out among 270 randomly selected participants in an urban area of Bangalore, India. A semi-structured pre-validated questionnaire was used to collect the data. Statistical analysis was performed. Logistic Regression was used for drawing statistical inferences.

RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:

This study mainly focused on understanding the subjects’ level of attitude towards self-medication practices and knowledge regarding its complications. Inspite of having good knowledge regarding the risks associated with self-medications, the respondents had a positive approach towards practice of the same. This study depicts the importance of promoting awareness to the public regarding safe and responsible use of self-medication.

Conference/Value in Health Info

2018-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2018, Tokyo, Japan

Value in Health, Vol. 21, S2 (September 2018)

Code

PHP84

Topic

Health Service Delivery & Process of Care

Topic Subcategory

Health Care Research

Disease

Multiple Diseases

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