Self-medication practices in rural Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

2016-09-26T04-32-14Z
Source: International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health
Mohd Tabish Khan, Anees Ahmad, Najam Khalique, Mohammad Athar Ansari, Mohd Maroof, Mohd Najmul Aqib Khan.
Background: Self-medication is the use of medication by a patient on his/her own idea or on the suggestion of pharmacist on the opinion of a lay person instead of taking the advice of consulting a medical practitioner. Self -medication is the rising form of self-care and it is becoming a major problem in making the correct diagnosis. The objective was to study the prevalence of Self-Medication among rural population, to identify common aliment for Self-Medication and to find out reasons of Self-Medication. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was carried out in rural field practice area of Rural Health Training Centre, Department of Community Medicine, J.N. Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 424 adults aged 18 years and above were included in the study. The sample was drawn using systematic random sampling with probability proportionate to size. Data was collected using pretested and predesigned questionnaire. Data was analysed by using SPSS 20. Chi square test was used. P value


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