Prévalence et caractéristiques de l’automédication chez les étudiants de 18 à 35 ans résidant au Campus de la Kasapa de l’Université de Lubumbashi

Chiribagula, Valentin Bashige; Mboni, Henry Manya; Amuri, Salvius Bakari; Kamulete, Grégoire Sangwa; Byanga, Joh Kahumba; Duez, Pierre; Simbi, J.-B.L.

doi:10.11604/pamj.2015.21.107.5651

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“…Ainsi, la douleur constituait le principal motif de recours à l'automédication. Notre étude ne diffère pas en cela d'autres études effectuées sur l'automédi-cation [17,18]. Tamietti et al [17] ont trouvé des résultats similaires dans une étude menée dans les services d'urgences odontologiques au Brésil.…”

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Automédication au cours des affections bucco-dentaires à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Kaboré¹,

Ouedraogo

Konaté³

et al. 2016

Med Buccale Chir Buccale

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Automédication au cours des affections bucco-dentaires à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Kaboré¹,

Ouedraogo

Konaté³

et al. 2016

Med Buccale Chir Buccale

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“…In DRC, given extreme poverty and the dysfunction of the national health system due to cyclic armed conflicts, insecurity and governance issues, universal health coverage (UHC) remains a dream. In DRC, poverty-related inaccessibility to health care has caused increased rates of self-medication and use of herbal medicines [10, 11].…”

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Environmental and sociodemographic factors associated with household malaria burden in the Congo

Ngatu

Kanbara

Renzaho

et al. 2019

Malar J

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Background Malaria is one of the most severe public health issues that result in massive morbidity and mortality in most countries of the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aimed to determine the scope of household, accessibility to malaria care and factors associated with household malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Methods This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in an urban and a rural sites in which 152 households participated, including 82 urban and 70 rural households (1029 members in total). The ‘malaria indicator questionnaire’ (MIQ) was anonymously answered by household heads (respondents), reporting on malaria status of household members in the last 12 months. Results There were 67.8% of households using insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) only, 14.0% used indoor residual spraying (IRS) only, 7.3% used ordinary bed nets (without insecticide treatment), 1.4% used mosquito repelling cream, 2.2% combined ITN and IRS, whereas 7.3% of households did not employ any preventive measure; p < 0.01). In addition, 96.7% of households were affected by malaria (at least one malaria case), and malaria frequency per household was relatively high (mean: 4.5 ± 3.1 cases reported) in the last 12 months. The mean individual malaria care expenditure was relatively high (101.6 ± 10.6 USD) in the previous 12 months; however, the majority of households (74.5%) earned less than 50 USD monthly. In addition, of the responders who suffered from malaria, 24.1% did not have access to malaria care at a health setting. Furthermore, a multivariate analysis with adjustment for age, education level and occupation showed that household size (OR = 1.43 ± 0.13; 95% CI 1.18–1.73; p < 0.001), inappropriate water source (OR = 2.41 ± 0.18; 95% CI 1.17–2.96; p < 0.05) absence of periodic water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) intervention in residential area (OR = 1.63 ± 1.15; 95% CI 1.10–2.54; p < 0.05), and rural residence (OR = 4.52 ± 2.47; 95% CI 1.54–13.21; p < 0.01) were associated with household malaria. Conclusion This study showed that household size, income, WASH status and rural site were malaria-associated factors. Scaling up malaria prevention through improving WASH status in the residential environment may contribute to reducing the disease burden.

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“…According to the World Health Organization, self-medication is the act of medicating oneself, either on their own initiative or on the advice of a close person, to treat self-recognized conditions or symptoms without supervision by a healthcare professional [1]. The growth and dissemination of self-medication practice represents a serious global public health issue, with increased risks of adverse drug reactions, non-beneficial drug interactions, drug abuse, and the emergence of drug-resistant pathogens [2][3][4].…”

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Self-Medication for Toothache and its Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents

Paulino

Clementino

Santos

et al. 2019

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To evaluate self-medication for toothache and its associated factors in children and adolescents. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 252 children/adolescents aged 6-16 years. A questionnaire was applied with questions related to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics; experience of, and self-medication for, toothache; as well as aspects related to the condition. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses (Pearson's Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test) were performed, with a 5% significance level. Results: The prevalence of toothache was 41.7%. In 96 cases analyzed, there was prevalence of 69.8% of self-medication for toothache. There were no statistically significant associations between self-medication for toothache and variables related to the children/adolescents (gender and age), their parents or guardians (age and schooling), socioeconomic characteristics (family income and number of people in the household) and aspects related to toothache (fever, crying and school absenteeism) (p>0.05). The most commonly used drug was paracetamol (60.7%), whose choice was based to its previous use by the study population for conditions not related to toothache (47.8%). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of self-medication for toothache in the study population. No independent variable was associated with self-medication practice.

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Prévalence et caractéristiques de l’automédication chez les étudiants de 18 à 35 ans résidant au Campus de la Kasapa de l’Université de Lubumbashi

Cited by 21 publications

References 18 publications

Automédication au cours des affections bucco-dentaires à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Automédication au cours des affections bucco-dentaires à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Environmental and sociodemographic factors associated with household malaria burden in the Congo

Self-Medication for Toothache and its Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents

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