چکیده مقاله
Introduction: Nowadays, with regard to the availability of medicines and populations’ increased knowledge of medical sciences, self medication has increased which is a challenging issue for the healthcare system Materials: English language articles published during 2000 2018 were systematically searched in Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus to find relevant research Results: From 951 primarily revealed articles, 69 papers were entered for the final analysis Overall, 41620 individuals were included in the selected papers, 67% of whom N=27890 had at least one experience of self medication Among the continents, Europe Eastern had the highest incidence rate of self medication 74%, 95% CI, 56% 86% In terms of supply resources, 71% of the subjects purchased drugs from pharmacies 95% CI, 61 80% Regarding the condition that led to self medication, 48% of the patients turned to self medication due to neurological problems 95% CI, 40 55% Conclusion: According to the results of the study, the mean incidence of self medication was higher in Eastern Europe and Asian countries, compared to other parts of the world This could be a considerable note for policy makers of this field In general, self medication can lead to short and long term harmful consequences for the society and the healthcare systems, resulting in huge costs for countries
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نویسندگان
Shabnam Ghasemyani
Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health Management and Information Sciences Branch, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahshid Roohravan Benis
Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranAhmad Ghashghaee
Ahmad Ghashghaee
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranHossein Hosseinifard
Hossein Hosseinifard
Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza Jahanjiri
Department of Health Economic, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Afsaneh Dehnad
Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences CERMS Director of E learning center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
شیوه ارجاع
Ghasemyani, Shabnam and Roohravan Benis, Mahshid and Ghashghaee, Ahmad and Hosseinifard, Hossein and Jahanjiri, Reza and Dehnad, Afsaneh,1399,Global, WHO regional, and continental prevalence of self-medication from 2000 to 2018: A systematic review and meta-analysis,5th International Conference on Health and Health Promotion
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