Patterns and Factors Associated with Self-Medication among the Pediatric Population in Romania.

ABSTRACT: Background and objectives: Self-medication is a global phenomenon in both developed and emerging countries. At present, data regarding the practice, patterns, and factors associated with self-medication in Romanian patient groups of various ages and health are relatively scarce. A pilot study that uses a questionnaire was conducted to observe the attitudes as well as the behaviors of a group of Romanian parents related to self-medication, specifically their beliefs and perceived risks of the administration of medicine to their children without medical advice, frequency of self-medications, symptoms, and types of medications most commonly used without medical advice. Materials and Methods: The questionnaire was sent via e-mail or WhatsApp link on a mobile phone using the existing data at th

SUBMITTER: Tarciuc P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7353868 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature