沙特阿拉伯阿尔巴哈市普通人口的自我治疗实践:一项跨部门研究
Saja Mohammed S Alghamdi1, Rayan Abdullah J Alzahrani2, Sarah Saleh A Alghamdi2
1Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, SAU.
Cureus
|January 22, 2024
概括
阿尔巴哈地区近一半的成年人实行自我治疗,经常使用无处方止痛药和抗生素. 这突显了风险,需要提高公众意识,并对非处方药的获取进行更严格的监管.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物监督 药物监督 药物监督
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 自我治疗 (SM) 在全球普遍存在,并受到各种社会因素的影响.
- 了解区域SM模式对于减轻相关健康风险至关重要.
- 本研究涉及沙特阿拉伯Al-Baha的具体背景.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定在沙特阿拉伯Al-Baha的自我治疗习惯的普遍性.
- 确定导致自我治疗行为的关键因素.
- 提出减少自我治疗及其风险的策略.
主要方法:
- 在沙特阿拉伯的Al Baha省进行了一项横截面研究.
- 从580名参与者 (年龄在18-65岁之间) 收集数据,使用在线问卷.
- 分析包括人口统计学关联和特定药物使用模式.
主要成果:
- 48.7%的参与者报告说在过去三个月内自我治疗,止痛药是最常见的.
- 常见的副作用包括恶心和头痛;药物通常来自药房.
- 在年轻人和中年人以及毕业生中观察到更高的自我治疗率. 另外,还注意到人们对常见疾病使用非处方抗生素.
- 节省时间和避免医疗机构拥挤是自我治疗的主要动机.
结论:
- 发现了自制药的严重流行,包括滥用抗生素,女性占据了显著的优势.
- 建议开展公众宣传活动,加强对非处方 (OTC) 药物获取的监管.
- 对各种自我治疗模式的进一步研究是有必要的.
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