PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG WOMEN REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTER IN QOM CITY - 2016

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RAHBAR AHMAD; GHARLIPOUR ZABIHOLLAH; ARSANG JANG SHAHRAM; EBRAZEH ALI; KAZAZLOU ZOHRE

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Journal: ARAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL (AMUJ) Year:2017 | Volume:20 | Issue:2 (119) Page(s): 33-45

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PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG WOMEN REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTER IN QOM CITY - 2016

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Background: Self- medication is one of the biggest problems of social, health and economic societies such as Iran. The aim of this study was to determine the benefits and barriers about selfmedication among WOMEN referring to health center in Qom city.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study carried out on WOMEN referred to health centers in Qom city- 2016. In the current study, 226 people were selected from among the health centers by multistage sampling. A standard questionnaire was used on KNOWLEDGE about selfmedication, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and SELF-MEDICATION. Data were analyzed by SPSS V.20 using independent t-test and Chi- square.Results: According to the results of this study, 74.3 percent of WOMEN had a history of selfmedication that 43.8 percent of them was in the past 6 months. The mean of KNOWLEDGE about selfmedication and perceived barriers in people with a history of SELF-MEDICATION was significantly higher than those who had not a history of SELF-MEDICATION (p<0.05). While, the perceived benefits was not significantly associated with a history of SELF-MEDICATION (p=0.79).Conclusion: Given the high prevalence of SELF-MEDICATION and the relationship between KNOWLEDGE and perceived barriers with SELF-MEDICATION, therefore, educational program is necessary for WOMEN about the effects and consequences of SELF-MEDICATION through the media.

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RAHBAR, AHMAD, GHARLIPOUR, ZABIHOLLAH, ARSANG JANG, SHAHRAM, EBRAZEH, ALI, & KAZAZLOU, ZOHRE. (2017). PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG WOMEN REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTER IN QOM CITY - 2016. ARAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL (AMUJ), 20(2 (119)), 33-45. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/69281/en

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RAHBAR AHMAD, GHARLIPOUR ZABIHOLLAH, ARSANG JANG SHAHRAM, EBRAZEH ALI, KAZAZLOU ZOHRE. PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG WOMEN REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTER IN QOM CITY - 2016. ARAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL (AMUJ)[Internet]. 2017;20(2 (119)):33-45. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/69281/en

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AHMAD RAHBAR, ZABIHOLLAH GHARLIPOUR, SHAHRAM ARSANG JANG, ALI EBRAZEH, and ZOHRE KAZAZLOU, “PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND BARRIERS ABOUT SELF-MEDICATION AMONG WOMEN REFERRING TO HEALTH CENTER IN QOM CITY - 2016,” ARAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL (AMUJ), vol. 20, no. 2 (119), pp. 33–45, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/69281/en

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