Self-treatment and some factors affecting it in adolescents in Gorgan

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SHOKRZADEH MOHAMMAD; SHAYESTE YAGHOUB; HOSEINPOOR REZA; JAFARI DANIAL

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Journal: Medical Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Year:2020 | Volume:62 | Issue:5 Page(s): 1684-1691

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Self-treatment and some factors affecting it in adolescents in Gorgan

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SHOKRZADEH MOHAMMAD | SHAYESTE YAGHOUB | HOSEINPOOR REZA | JAFARI DANIAL | Issue Writer Certificate

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Self-treatmentQ2

adolescentsQ2

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Introduction: Self-treatment is an important global problem. adolescents are important groups vulnerable to Self-treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and some factors related to Self-treatment in adolescents living in Gorgan. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was performed on 400 adolescents living in Gorgan. Data were collected through in-person interviews and checklists. SPSS software version 16 and Pearson chi-square test were used for data analysis. Results: Self-treatment was observed in 50% of adolescents. Most adolescents cited cold (58%) and headache (37%) as the most important causes of Self-treatment. Anti-cold (58%) and non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (40%) were the most important drugs used in the study. In addition, most adolescents had self-medication due to minor illness (61%) and previous drug use (42%). City pharmacies were the most important source of supply (77%). Parents and relatives were also the most important source of information for Self-treatment (57%). Finally, there was a significant relationship between Self-treatment and gender (P = 0. 03), household dimension (P <0. 001) and monthly household income (P <0. 001). Conclusion: Self-medication was observed in 50% of adolescents in Gorgan, which was mainly due to the use of anti-cold and non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs.

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SHOKRZADEH, MOHAMMAD, SHAYESTE, YAGHOUB, HOSEINPOOR, REZA, & JAFARI, DANIAL. (2020). Self-treatment and some factors affecting it in adolescents in Gorgan. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 62(5 ), 1684-1691. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/51359/en

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SHOKRZADEH MOHAMMAD, SHAYESTE YAGHOUB, HOSEINPOOR REZA, JAFARI DANIAL. Self-treatment and some factors affecting it in adolescents in Gorgan. MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2020;62(5 ):1684-1691. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/51359/en

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MOHAMMAD SHOKRZADEH, YAGHOUB SHAYESTE, REZA HOSEINPOOR, and DANIAL JAFARI, “Self-treatment and some factors affecting it in adolescents in Gorgan,” MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 62, no. 5 , pp. 1684–1691, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/51359/en

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