PREVALENCE OF PARENTAL SELF MEDICATION AND ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT TO THEIR CHILDREN IN AL-MADINAH , KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

  • Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Background : Self medication refers to the treatment of common health problems with medicines approved as safe and effective for use without consulting a physician and without any medical supervision. Objective :The aim of the present study were to determine the prevalence of parental self-medication among children in Almadinah,Saudi Arabia , and parental knowledge and attitude about common medicine use practices in children ,in addition to the factors influencing self-medication. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. convenient random sampling method was used to select the participants. Data were collected using an online questionnaire tool. Results : A total of 170 participants from Almadinah were involved in the study 50% of the them were fathers, and 50% were mothers .Most of them didn?t have health insurance, while only 23% of them had. 63% of the sample use medicines without medical prescription for their children. We notice that 83% of the participants? children haven?t been suffering any chronic disease. High temperature is the most popular case in which the parents use medicines without medical prescription for their children, then colds. The most used medication was Antipyretic. It can be noted that the majority of parents were giving their children drugs without a prescription, although they are convinced of the seriousness of the use of medications without a prescription. Parents depend on old medical prescription and pharmacist as major sources of information at self-medication. Conclusion : The study revealed the fact that parental self-medication among public in Almadimah is a routine practice. we suggested that Parents' should be awareness about the riskiness of self-medication, especially in children to ensure that they will receive best medical Care.

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[Mahmoud Alkhayat , Nisreen Albouq, Abdulaziz Osailan, Hatem Alharbi , Hind Alharbi and Rayan Alharbi. (2017); PREVALENCE OF PARENTAL SELF MEDICATION AND ITS POSSIBLE EFFECT TO THEIR CHILDREN IN AL-MADINAH , KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 1699-1707] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Nisreen Ghazi Albouq
Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2940      
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