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dc.contributor.author | AmnaYounus | |
dc.contributor.author | MehekYousafzai | |
dc.contributor.author | Rabia Zafar | |
dc.contributor.author | Omer Zahoor | |
dc.contributor.author | Anum Zahra | |
dc.contributor.author | Somaeya Zubair | |
dc.contributor.author | Urooj Fatima | |
dc.contributor.author | Nadia Khalid | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-06T07:54:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-06T07:54:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-01-01 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2220-7562 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7948 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To assess the frequencyof self-medication amongst the residents of urban squatter settlement near PNS Shifa Karachiand to assess the factors leading to this practice. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the city of Karachi. The subjects were the community in general. A total of 60 subjects were enrolled and were either interviewed face-to-face or were asked to fill out the questionnaire relating to their self-medication practice. Results: Out of 60 subjects, 38 (63.3%) preferred the practice of self-medication. Minor ailment was the main reason for self-medication, 27 (45%) subjects responded headache as the most common reason and paracetamol was the most frequently used drug for self medication. It was used by 44(73.3%) of the subjects Conclusion: The practice of self medication is high in the community and there is a need to develop awareness of self-medication practice in the public along with restrictions for the pharmacies providing drugs without prescriptions. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | JBUMDC | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bahria University Medical and Dental College Karachi | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 3;1 | |
dc.subject | Self medication, Community, urban squatter, frequency, Karachi | en_US |
dc.title | Self-Medication Practice Among the General Community Of An Urban Squatter Settlement Near PNS Shifa Karachi | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |