background: nowadays, self-medication of therapeutic agents is of global concern particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries. some studies conducted in iran showed that the frequency of self-medication was significant. objective: this research was conducted to estimate the prevalence of arbitrary use of antibiotics in shiraz community with special interest in its determinant factors...

conclusions: implementation of self-directed learning provides a useful strategy that should be included in health intervention and national surveillance programs in order to improve health and therapeutic compliance in postmenopausal women. results: there were significant statistical differences between two groups regarding the age of subjects; age of menopause; economic, educational and emplo...

introduction: the existence of standard tools is one of the basic needs of scientists of healthy behavior for predicting health-related behaviors. the aim of the present study was to design a psychometrically sound instrument to measure the protection motivation theory constructs regarding self-medication for elderly iranians. methods: the study was conducted in spring 2016. the sample consiste...

background: self medication is one of the commonest actions in the world. the purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of students in universities of isfahan toward self medication. materials and methods: in this descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study, 600 students of universities in isfahan were selected. since there are 3 public universities in isfah...

background: self-medication has increased in the last decade in iran; can be followed several complications. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors influencing self-medication based on health belief model. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 1400 hamadan province pharmacies visitors, during spring and summer 2012 which was randomly selected with the p...

background: the health of elderly population in the world has been an important issue in recent century and the use of appropriate or inappropriate medications is challenging among them. the purpose of this study was to assess the pattern of medication in elderly population in amirkola, northern of iran. methods: this study was conducted on 1534 elderly subjects who participated in amirkola hea...

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 self-medication, the aim of this study was to systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and cause of self-medication in community setting of iran. methods: required data were collected searching following

Introduction: Self-medication is a most important health issue in developing countries like India. Even though there is abundant healthcare access present. Still self-medication is being chosen by the patients. To estimate the prevalence of self-medication and the factors association to self-medication practices among urban fisherman population in Puducherry. Methods: Cross-Sectional Study con...