Prevalence and determinants of self-medication practice among selected households in Addis Ababa community.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Self-medication (SM) is one part of self-care which is known to contribute to primary health care. If practiced appropriately, it has major benefits for the consumers such as self-reliance and decreased expense. However, inappropriate practice can have potential dangers such as incorrect self-diagnosis, dangerous drug-drug interactions, incorrect manner of administration, incorrect dosage, incorrect choice of therapy, masking of a severe disease, and/or risk of dependence and abuse. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of the self-medication practice (SMP) in Addis Ababa.

Methodology

A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among selected households in Addis Ababa from April 2016 to May 2016, with a re

SUBMITTER: Shafie M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5868796 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature