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Exploring the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Use of Unprescribed Drugs among Adults of a Selected City of Somaliland

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posted on 2023-07-26, 14:47 authored by Salman Mohamed Farah, A. B. M. Alauddin Chowdhury, Kamrul Hossain, Masoud Mohammadnezhad, Russell Kabir
Background: The emergence and spread of resistance related to the irrational use of antibiotics is a major global public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards use of unprescribed drugs among adults in a selected city of Somaliland. Methods: This study used cross-sectional survey and data was collected through semi-structured questionnaire. A purposive sampling of 400 individuals was obtained; Slovene’s Formula was used to calculate the sample size & Data was analysed by using SSPS v.20 and Ms Excel. Results: It is found that 64.3% of the respondents used any form of medicine without a medical practitioner's prescription. It is found that there is a significant association between respondent's level of knowledge and practice of unprescribed drug use. Conclusion: The conclusion is that it is important to formulate policies and strategies for drug distribution and sales aimed for controlling the public use of unprescribed drugs.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

19

Issue number

1

Publication title

Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ISSN

2394-1111

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SCIENCEDOMAIN International

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  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2019-10-10

Legacy creation date

2019-10-10

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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