Background Antimicrobial self-medication is common in most low and middle income
countries (LMICs). However there has been no systematic review on non-prescription …

Background: Self-medication can lead to serious consequences but its overall prevalence in
students is not known. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of self …

Background: This study aims to examine the prevalence and predictors associated with self-
medication, and related consequences in Wuhan, China. Methods: Two-hundred-sixty …

Background Self-medication patterns vary among different populations, and are influenced
by many factors. No review has been done that comprehensively expresses self-medication …

Objective To evaluate and compare the prevalence, reasons, sources and factors
associated with self‐medication with antibiotics (SMA) within Africa. Methods Systematic …

Background The period of menstruation is an eventful one for a significant number of post-
pubescent females as they experience lower abdominal pains referred to as dysmenorrhea …

The study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics
among tertiary level students in Accra (Ghana) and evaluate factors associated with the …

Self-medication is of great public health importance as it often bypasses regulatory
mechanisms to assure quality of health care. Nevertheless there are no established …

Background Self-medication is the use of medication without prescription, orientation, or
supervision of a physician or dentist. Self-medication might become a serious health …

Background: Nowadays self-medication is one of the most common public health issues in
many countries, as well as in Iran. According to need to epidemiological information about …