Self-Medication in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survival of the Fittest.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, intense efforts to combat the novel coronavirus were undertaken, with many fatalities in most regions of the world. The high fatality rate and socioeconomic collapse affected the health of uninfected individuals because healthcare measures and scheduled clinical and hospital visits were avoided by people in an attempt to reduce their exposure to the contagion. The general population began self-medication practices as means to safeguard against exposure to the virus.

Methods

The present study investigated the effectiveness of self-medication compliance among the general population. For this purpose, a questionnaire on the Zenodo scale was developed and adults and teen

SUBMITTER: Rafiq K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367859 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature