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- Title
Practice of Self-Medication for Dental Problems in Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Authors
Jain, Ankita; Bhaskar, Dara John; Gupta, Devanand; Agali, Chandan; Yadav, Priyanka; Khurana, Richa
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>To assess the practice of self-medication for oral health problems in Uttar Pradesh, India.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>This multiregional cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in four towns; Moradabad, Meerut, Ghaziabad and Bareilly over a 2-month period on 352 subjects. The questionnaire consisted of a demographic profile, questions related to problems of oral health for self-medication, substances used, source of the substance, duration, reason and source of advice for self-medication. The data were analysed using the chi-square test with significance set at p < 0.05.<bold>Results: </bold>The prevalence of self-medication was 72%. The source of substances in most of the cases was a pharmacy shop (62.5%). The most frequent self-medicated oral health problem was toothache (55.6%), followed by other problems, and the most frequently used substance was analgesics (59%). 49.8% self-medicated due to lack of money for consulting a doctor and 45% of the population received advice from the pharmacist for self-medication.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The majority of those surveyed practiced self-medication using an array of drugs, e.g. analgesics, native herbs, antibiotics, etc, either alone or in combination. The main reason identified for self-medication was motivation from relatives and friends.
- Publication
Oral Health & Preventive Dentistry, 2016, Vol 14, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1602-1622
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3290/j.ohpd.a35000