Journals / TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni / 2012 / Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 5

[Self-Medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in the community of Silte Zone, South Ethiopia]

Güney Etiyopya Silte Zone toplumunda Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi

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Community pharmacies are the major source drugs.

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Objective & Hypothesis:AIM: Self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials occurs among the population in Ethiopian.
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Key Findings & Data:METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 405 households, selected from Silte Zone in South Ethiopia, using a random sampling technique by employing a pretested questionnaire.
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Conclusion & Impact:Community pharmacies are the major source drugs.
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AIM: Self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials occurs among the population in Ethiopian. We studied to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in Ethiopia and evaluate factors associated with self-medication. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 405 households, selected from Silte Zone in South Ethiopia, using a random sampling technique by employing a pretested questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS for windows version 16.0. Chi-square test was used to observe the association of variables. RESULTS: The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics/antimalarias in this study was (14.5%). Twenty seven (6.7%) self medicated with antibiotics, 2.72% used antimalarial drugs while 21 (5.20%) used both. Level of monthly income and educational status significantly influence pattern of antibiotics and antimalarial self medication (P<0.05) The top three diseases that led to self medication in this study were headache (38.5%), fever (35.9%), and cough (14.1%). Among self-medicated antibiotics, Amoxicillin (13.5%) followed by Ciprofloxacin (8.5%) were the most commonly used class of drug. From antimalarial drugs chloroquine (10.1%) were highly abused. The main source of antibiotics /antimalarias was community pharmacies (58.97%) followed by shops (Kiosks) (17.95%). The majority (20.51%) of the respondents practiced self medication to avoid waiting time at health facilities. CONCLUSION: The Prevalence of self-medication with antibiotic/antimalaria in the study community was low. Self medication tended to be higher in people with a higher education and those on higher monthly incomes. The major reason for self-medication is found to be to avoid waiting time at health facility. Community pharmacies are the major source drugs.

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AMAÇ: Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi Etiyopyalılarda görülmektedir. Biz, Etiyopya’da antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi sıklığını tahmin etmek ve kendi kendini tedavi ile birlikte olan faktörleri değerlendirmek için bu çalışmayı yaptık. YÖNTEM: Önceden test edilmiş bir soru formu kullanılarak Güney Etiyopya’daki Silte Zone’dan rastgele örnekleme ile seçilmiş 405 hane halkı üzerinde kesitsel bir çalışma yürütüldü. Veriler SPSS for windows version 16.0 kullanılarak analiz edildi. Değişkenlerin ilişkisini gözlemek içi ki-kare testi kullanıldı. BULGULAR: Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi sıklığı bu çalışmada %14,5’ti. Antibiyotiklerle kendi kendini tedavi edenlerin sıklığı %6,7, antimalaryallerle %2,7 iken her ikisini de kullananların sıklığı %5,2 idi. Aylık gelir seviyesi ve eğitim durumu antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi ortaya çıkışını anlamlı düzeyde etkilemekteydi (p<0.05). Bu çalışmada kendi kendini tedavi sıklığı en yüksek olan 3 hastalık baş ağrısı (%38,5), yüksek ateş (%35,9) ve öksürük (%14,1) idi. Kendi kendini tedavide kullanılan antibiyotikler arasında Amoksilin (%13,5) ve Siprofloksasin (%8,5) en sık kullanılan ilaçlardı. Antimalaryallerden klorokin, %10,1 ile en sık suistimal edilendi. Antibiyotik ve antimalaryallerin temel kaynağı %58,97 ile eczaneler ve %17,95 ile marketlerdi. Katılımcıların %20,51’i sağlık tesisinde zaman kaybetmemek için kendini tedavi uyguladı. SONUÇ: Antibiyotikler ve antimalaryallerle kendi kendini tedavi sıklığı çalışma grubunda düşüktü. Kendi kendini tedavi daha yüksek gelirli ve daha yüksek eğitimli grupta daha yüksek olma eğilimideydi. Kendi kendini tedavi için en önemli neden sağlık tesisinde zaman kaybetmekten kaçınmak olarak bulundu. Eczaneler temel ilaç kaynağı idi.

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MOSSA, A. D., WABE, N. T., ANGAMO, T. M. (2012). [Self-Medication with antibiotics and antimalarials in the community of Silte Zone, South Ethiopia]. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 5, 529–536. https://ajindex.com/articles/128994

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