Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda
Background: Self-medication has become a serious public health problem posing great risks, especially with the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 disease globally and in Uganda. This may be partly because of the absence of a recognized treatment for the disease, however, the differing prevalen...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Patient Preference and Adherence
2023
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1026 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1800403075530227712 |
|---|---|
| author | Samuel Sunday, Dare Ejike, Daniel Eze Isaac, Echoru Ibe Michael, Usman Fred, Ssempijja Edmund Eriya, Bukenya Robinson, Ssebuufu |
| author_facet | Samuel Sunday, Dare Ejike, Daniel Eze Isaac, Echoru Ibe Michael, Usman Fred, Ssempijja Edmund Eriya, Bukenya Robinson, Ssebuufu |
| author_sort | Samuel Sunday, Dare |
| collection | KAB-DR |
| description | Background: Self-medication has become a serious public health problem posing great risks, especially with the increasing number
of cases of COVID-19 disease globally and in Uganda. This may be partly because of the absence of a recognized treatment for the
disease, however, the differing prevalence and nature from country to country may influence human behavioral responses.
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the behavioral response to self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and
lockdown in comparison to the pre-COVID period in Western Uganda.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to August 2020 in western Uganda using online Google
forms and printed questionnaires to investigate the level of self-medication practice before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This
included 280 participants, aged 18 and above who consented to participate in the study. Participants were selected using a convenience
sampling technique, and sampling was done by sending a structured online questionnaire via Google forms and printed questionnaires
to participants who did not use the online Google forms.
Results: Respondents that knew about self-medication were 97% of the 272 participants. Those that are aware of self-medication, have
heard about it either through different avenues. Respondents who practiced self-medication before the COVID-19 pandemic were 239
(88%); those who practiced self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic were 156 (57%); those that did not were 115 (43%). There
was a statistically significant decrease in the number of respondents who practice self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic
lockdown compared to the practice before the pandemic lockdown. p < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval (OR = 5.39, 95% CI = 3.48, 8.32).
Conclusion: Our investigation showed adequate knowledge of self-medication and a high level of self-medication practice with
a decrease in self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown compared to the practice before the lockdown |
| format | Article |
| id | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-1026 |
| institution | KAB-DR |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | Patient Preference and Adherence |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-10262024-01-17T04:46:42Z Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda Samuel Sunday, Dare Ejike, Daniel Eze Isaac, Echoru Ibe Michael, Usman Fred, Ssempijja Edmund Eriya, Bukenya Robinson, Ssebuufu before and post COVID-19 self-medication practice medication behavioural response knowledge Background: Self-medication has become a serious public health problem posing great risks, especially with the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 disease globally and in Uganda. This may be partly because of the absence of a recognized treatment for the disease, however, the differing prevalence and nature from country to country may influence human behavioral responses. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the behavioral response to self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in comparison to the pre-COVID period in Western Uganda. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from June to August 2020 in western Uganda using online Google forms and printed questionnaires to investigate the level of self-medication practice before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included 280 participants, aged 18 and above who consented to participate in the study. Participants were selected using a convenience sampling technique, and sampling was done by sending a structured online questionnaire via Google forms and printed questionnaires to participants who did not use the online Google forms. Results: Respondents that knew about self-medication were 97% of the 272 participants. Those that are aware of self-medication, have heard about it either through different avenues. Respondents who practiced self-medication before the COVID-19 pandemic were 239 (88%); those who practiced self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic were 156 (57%); those that did not were 115 (43%). There was a statistically significant decrease in the number of respondents who practice self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown compared to the practice before the pandemic lockdown. p < 0.05 at 95% confidence interval (OR = 5.39, 95% CI = 3.48, 8.32). Conclusion: Our investigation showed adequate knowledge of self-medication and a high level of self-medication practice with a decrease in self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown compared to the practice before the lockdown Kabale University 2023-02-22T09:11:47Z 2023-02-22T09:11:47Z 2022 Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1026 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Patient Preference and Adherence |
| spellingShingle | before and post COVID-19 self-medication practice medication behavioural response knowledge Samuel Sunday, Dare Ejike, Daniel Eze Isaac, Echoru Ibe Michael, Usman Fred, Ssempijja Edmund Eriya, Bukenya Robinson, Ssebuufu Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title | Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title_full | Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title_short | Behavioural Response To Self-Medication Practice Before and During Covid-19 Pandemic in Western Uganda |
| title_sort | behavioural response to self medication practice before and during covid 19 pandemic in western uganda |
| topic | before and post COVID-19 self-medication practice medication behavioural response knowledge |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1026 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT samuelsundaydare behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT ejikedanieleze behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT isaacechoru behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT ibemichaelusman behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT fredssempijja behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT edmunderiyabukenya behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda AT robinsonssebuufu behaviouralresponsetoselfmedicationpracticebeforeandduringcovid19pandemicinwesternuganda |