约旦的切尔克萨斯人和车臣社区对OTC药物的认识,态度和做法:一项跨部门研究
Esam Qnais1, Muna Barakat2, Roaa Alnajjar3
1Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Patient preference and adherence
|June 11, 2025
概括
约旦的切尔克萨斯人和车臣人表现出对非处方药 (OTC) 药物风险的良好认识. 然而,自我治疗是常见的,突出了关于安全使用OTC药物的公共卫生教育的需要.
科学领域:
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 非处方药 (OTC) 经常用于自我治疗.
- 滥用OTC药物可能会导致不良健康结果.
- 了解社区特定的知识和态度对于有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估约旦的切尔克萨斯人和车臣人口对OTC药物使用的知识,意识和态度.
- 确定影响这些社区内自我治疗实践的因素.
主要方法:
- 在2022年9月,对418名18岁以上的切尔克萨斯人和车臣参与者进行了一项横截面在线调查.
- 经过验证的调查问卷收集了人口统计数据和关于OTC药物使用,意识和态度的信息.
- 用描述性和推断性统计数据分析了数据 (p < 0.05).
主要成果:
- 止痛药和维生素是最常用的OTC药物,主要用于头痛,肌肉骨疼痛和感冒.
- 大多数人表示有兴趣了解副作用和禁忌,并且大多数人检查过期日期.
- 在年龄,教育水平和自我治疗实践之间发现了显著的关联 (p < 0.05).
结论:
- 约旦的切尔克萨斯人和车臣表明,他们对OTC药物风险有相当大的认识.
- 尽管有意识,但自我治疗的做法仍然存在,这表明知识和行为之间存在差距.
- 建议开展有针对性的公共卫生教育活动,以促进安全使用OTC药物并减少潜在的危害.
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