Open AccessKNOWLEDGE ON SELF- MEDICATION AND ITS HEALTH IMPACTS AMONG ADULTS
Author(s) -
P Santhi.,
C Santhiya.,
R Saranya.,
R Shamili.,
P Sindhuja.,
V Sivagami.,
R Sivarajkumar.,
Sneka.N
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epra international journal of research and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-7838
DOI - 10.36713/epra6649
Subject(s) - self medication , nonprobability sampling , schedule , medicine , public health , descriptive research , psychology , descriptive statistics , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , nursing , population , statistics , mathematics , computer science , operating system
Today’s is very different from that of the past years with many inventions. Many things are inverted that make a lot of people to live in luxury. But along with these, in term of the health of the people nowadays, there are certain diseases that are quite making a name in the statistical data of health department. People are now suffering from the certain diseases throughout the world and many are practicing self medication to relieve symptoms of their health problems. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge on self medication and its health impacts among adults. Methodology: The Research Design adopted for the present study was nonexperimental descriptive design. This study was carried out in selected rural area Serumavilangai, Karaikal District. A total of 100 adults between 18-45 years of age were selected by using Purposive sampling technique for the present study. Self structured interview schedule was used to collect data from each participant. Result: The finding of present study showed that the maximum 68 % of adults had moderate knowledge on self medication and its impact, 29% of adults had inadequate knowledge and only 3% of adults had adequate knowledge on the self medication and its health impacts. The results indicated that there is a greater need to impart knowledge on ill effects of self medication to the public in order to reduce its health impacts. Conclusions: The present study concluded that educating with multiple audiovisual aids is required to arouse awareness among adults on ill effects of self medication on their health and to prevent development of complications like renal diseases, metabolic disorders, addition of drugs, anxiety, stress, etc.KEY WORDS: Assess, Knowledge, Self Medication, Health Impacts, Adult