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Self-medication among primary care patients in Farazdak clinic in Riyadh

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  • Abdelwahid Saeed, Abdalla

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Four hundred and thirty new adult patients were interviewed using a questionnaire for their attitudes and practices regarding self-medication. 69% of the patients were males and 40% were Saudis. 58% of the patients attempted self-medication due to the triviality of their symptoms or to save time and money. They used mostly analgesics, vitamins, tonics and oral antibiotics. 41.6% of the patients did not practice self-medication because of lack of information about the drugs or for fear of complications. Self-medication was associated with literacy and morbidity. Literate patients self-medicated significantly more than illiterates. Patients who perceived their symptoms as minor self-medicated significantly more than those who perceived them as major. No association was found between self-medication and age, sex or occupation.

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  • Abdelwahid Saeed, Abdalla, 1988. "Self-medication among primary care patients in Farazdak clinic in Riyadh," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 287-289, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:27:y:1988:i:3:p:287-289
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