Comparative study to determine self-medication practice and pattern in urban and rural areas of Etawah district

Authors

  • Nishant Singh Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Naresh Pal Singh Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Pankaj Kumar Jain Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Vaibhav Singh Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Shailendra Chaurasiya Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Ravikant Verma Department of Pathology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mridula Ranjan Department of Opthalmology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195856

Keywords:

Self-medication, Practice, Pattern

Abstract

Background: According to William Osler, a great feature which distinguishes man from animals is the desire to take medicine. Self-medication is an age old practice. According to World Health Organization guidelines “self-medication is defined as use of medicinal products by the individuals to treat self-recognized disorders or symptoms, or the intermittent or continuous use of a medication prescribed by a physician for chronic or recurring diseases or symptoms.

Methods: It was a cross sectional study, which was conducted among residents of urban and rural areas of Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh by using 40×5 cluster sampling. The data was collected by using pre designed, semi-structured questionnaire. Proforma included socio- demographic profile, practice of self- medication and pattern of self-medication.

Results: Most of the participants who indulged in self-medication in urban areas 69.5% and rural areas 65% belong to the age group 20-39 years. Majority of the participants (51.0%) in urban areas belonged to the nuclear family while most of the participants (50%) belonged to joint family followed by nuclear family (40%) in rural areas. most common reason for self-medication in urban area was the availability of old prescription which is present in 30.0% (60) of subjects but in rural area most common reason for self-medication was high fee of doctor which was 29.0% (58).

Conclusions: Most common age group indulged in self-medication was 20-39 years. Most common reason for self-medication was availability of old prescription at home while in rural area, high fees of doctor was the common reason for self-medication.

Author Biographies

Nishant Singh, Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Deparment of community medicine, Post graduate resident

Naresh Pal Singh, Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Community medicine, Professor

Pankaj Kumar Jain, Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Community medicine, Professor and Head

Vaibhav Singh, Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Community medicine, Post graduate resident

Shailendra Chaurasiya, Department of Community Medicine, Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Community medicine, Post graduate resident

Ravikant Verma, Department of Pathology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of Pathology, Post graduate resident

Mridula Ranjan, Department of Opthalmology, Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of opthalmology, Post graduate resident

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2019-12-25

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Singh, N., Singh, N. P., Jain, P. K., Singh, V., Chaurasiya, S., Verma, R., & Ranjan, M. (2019). Comparative study to determine self-medication practice and pattern in urban and rural areas of Etawah district. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 7(1), 216–223. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195856

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