SELF MEDICATION PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS, AMONG ADULT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, IN MEKET WOREDA, NORTHEAST ETHIOPIA, 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Self-medication practice, as one element of self-care, is a use of medication, without prescribing by health care professional concerning to dosage, indication, and duration of treatment to treat self-recognized illness. Globally, it increases time to time and becomes a common health care practice. The major problem related to self medication practice are; increased resistance of pathogens, wastage of resource, masking the underlined cause of diseases and causes serious health hazards of individuals and larger societies such as prolonged suffering and adverse reaction. Objective: To assess the prevalence of self-medication practice and its associated factors among adult household members in Meket Woreda, Northeast Ethiopia.2017 Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among adult household members in Meket Woreda from April 5 to April 20, 2017. A total of 744 study participants were enrolled in the study. Multi-stage sampling method was used to select study participants. A pretested semi structured data collection tool with interviewe administered technique was used to collect data. Epi-info version 7 for data entry and SPSS version 22 for data analysis was used. Binary logistic regression was used for data analysis. Results: the response rate of this study was 97%. Among the total participants more than half practice within one month recall period. Marital status Conclusion: The result of this study was relatively high. Keywords: Adult, Northeast Ethiopia, Self-medication practice