Self-medication with ophthalmic drugs and its associated factors among ophthalmic patients attending three hospitals in Asmara, Eritrea: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence and practice of self-medication and its associated factors among ophthalmic patients.

Design

An analytical cross-sectional study design was employed.

Setting

Three hospitals inAsmara, Eritrea.

Participants

Samples of ophthalmic outpatients aged >18 years who visited the three hospitals in Asmara, Eritrea. Systematic random sampling was used to select the study participants.

Data collection and analysis

Data were collected from September 2021 to October 2021 in a face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire. The collected data were double entered and analysed using CSPro (V.7.2) and SPSS (V.26), respectively. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were performed. P values less than 0.05 were considered

SUBMITTER: Tesfay H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685241 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature