Open AccessPrevalence of self-medication practices and its associated factors in Urban Puducherry, India
Author(s) -
Kalaiselvi Selvaraj,
Ganesh Kumar S,
Archana Ramalingam
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/2229-3485.124569
Subject(s) - self medication , medicine , family medicine , pharmacy , pharmacist , public health , cross sectional study , alternative medicine , environmental health , nursing , pathology
Self medication is an important concern for health authorities at global level. This study was aimed to find the prevalence of self medication for allopathic drugs and associated factors among households of urban community. This study was also aimed at assessing the attitude of respondents who had experienced self-medication.