印度的自我治疗实践的流行和模式:系统性审查和元分析
Vaibhav Chaudhary1, Sweta Kumari2, Bhavya Sharma1
1Student, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India.
Medical journal, Armed Forces India
|July 23, 2025
概括
自我治疗在印度很普遍,影响了64.4%的人口. 有针对性的干预措施对于促进安全和明智的自我治疗实践以及减轻公共卫生风险至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 自我治疗是一个重大的全球公共卫生问题,在印度具有显著的影响.
- 了解自我治疗的范围和模式对于制定有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查和对印度的自我治疗习惯的流行和模式进行元分析.
- 确定影响自我治疗行为和常用药物的关键因素.
主要方法:
- 在PubMed,ScienceDirect,Scopus和Embase系统搜索2000年至2023年10月间发表的研究.
- 包括66项研究,共29873名参与者;使用R软件进行分析,包括子组和异质性评估.
- 对自我治疗所涉及的原因,条件,信息来源和药物类别的定性综合.
主要成果:
- 发现印度自我治疗的综合患病率为64.4%.
- 在北部地区 (81.9%),非医疗保健学生 (86.1%) 和样本规模较小的研究 (71.6%) 中观察到更高的患病率.
- 常见的原因包括轻微的疾病感知,时间/财务限制;常见的迹象是发烧,头痛,咳/感冒;止痛药,抗热药,抗生素经常使用.
结论:
- 自我治疗在印度是一种广泛的做法,需要专注的干预.
- 战略应旨在解决自我治疗的驱动因素,并促进更安全,更明智的做法,以保护公共健康.
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