Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review
The current scoping review is an attempt to explore the key reasons, determinants, patterns and prevalence related to self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) among the lay public. An online search was conducted using Google Scholar, Science Direct, ProQuest and PubMed. A two-phase mapping approach w...
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| description | The current scoping review is an attempt to explore the key reasons, determinants, patterns
and prevalence related to self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) among the lay public. An online search was conducted using Google Scholar, Science Direct, ProQuest and PubMed. A two-phase mapping approach was used. In the first phase, studies were screened. In the second phase, the data were extracted from selected studies followed by the assessment of data quality. A total of 24 studies were included; 20 were cross-sectional, 3 were qualitative and one was observational. The most common indications were flu, cough, common colds, sore throat, diarrhea, toothache and fever. The most common determinants reported were past good experience and suggestions from friends or relatives. The use of SMA was observed to be more frequent in younger aged individuals belonging to low- or middle-income groups. The prevalence rate was reported to be high among the South Asian lay public and may be a major contributor to antibiotic resistance. In conclusion, this scoping review identifies a need for education campaigns and mass media campaigns to strengthen lay public awareness about the side effects and risks associated with SMA. In addition to this, there is a need to implement strict policies by government agencies to restrict over the counter availability of antibiotics. |
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| spelling | iium-828952021-01-19T02:42:06Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82895/ Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review Aslam, Adeel Gajdács,, Márió Zin, Che Suraya Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Ahmed, Syed Imran Muhammad, Zeeshan Zafar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health The current scoping review is an attempt to explore the key reasons, determinants, patterns and prevalence related to self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) among the lay public. An online search was conducted using Google Scholar, Science Direct, ProQuest and PubMed. A two-phase mapping approach was used. In the first phase, studies were screened. In the second phase, the data were extracted from selected studies followed by the assessment of data quality. A total of 24 studies were included; 20 were cross-sectional, 3 were qualitative and one was observational. The most common indications were flu, cough, common colds, sore throat, diarrhea, toothache and fever. The most common determinants reported were past good experience and suggestions from friends or relatives. The use of SMA was observed to be more frequent in younger aged individuals belonging to low- or middle-income groups. The prevalence rate was reported to be high among the South Asian lay public and may be a major contributor to antibiotic resistance. In conclusion, this scoping review identifies a need for education campaigns and mass media campaigns to strengthen lay public awareness about the side effects and risks associated with SMA. In addition to this, there is a need to implement strict policies by government agencies to restrict over the counter availability of antibiotics. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2020-09-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82895/1/82895_Evidence%20of%20the%20practice%20of%20self-medication%20with%20antibiotics.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82895/2/82895_Evidence%20of%20the%20practice%20of%20self-medication%20with%20antibiotics_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82895/3/82895_Evidence%20of%20the%20practice%20of%20self-medication%20with%20antibiotics_WoS.pdf Aslam, Adeel and Gajdács,, Márió and Zin, Che Suraya and Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz and Ahmed, Syed Imran and Muhammad, Zeeshan Zafar and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim (2020) Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. Antibiotics, 9 (9). pp. 1-17. E-ISSN 2079-6382 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/9/597/htm |
| spellingShingle | RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health Aslam, Adeel Gajdács,, Márió Zin, Che Suraya Ab Rahman, Norny Syafinaz Ahmed, Syed Imran Muhammad, Zeeshan Zafar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title | Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title_full | Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title_short | Evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review |
| title_sort | evidence of the practice of self-medication with antibiotics among the lay public in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review |
| topic | RA643 Communicable Diseases and Public Health |
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