Self-medication practices in Ethiopia: An umbrella review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-medication is the practice of obtaining and using drugs without proper guidance or supervision. It can involve various behaviours that may harm individuals and society. Self-medication can cause serious health and economic problems for countries and healthcare systems. Therefore, current review aimed at examining self-medication practices in Ethiopia.

Methods

This umbrella review will consider all systematic reviews that include self-medication practices of adult age greater than 18 years in Ethiopia. Study protocols, papers other than systematic reviews, papers not reporting on self-medication practices, and papers published in languages other than English will be excluded from the review. MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews will

SUBMITTER: Fetensa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867381 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature