Assessment of Anti-Malaria Self-Medication Practice Among Residents of Kasulu Town Council-Kigoma.
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz :www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania : Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS - Bugando] : ©2016Description: ix; 33 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background: Inappropriate drug use in self-medication with antimalarial drugs leads to emergence of drug resistant pathogens, wastage of resources and poses serious health hazards such as adverse reactions and prolonged suffering. Self-medication with antimalarial drugs is rampant in the developing countries.
Study Objectives: To determine the magnitude and evaluate the factors associated with self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Kasulu towns council in Kigoma, Tanzania.
Specific objectives: To determine the magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs in the study area. To assess factors associated with self-medication in the study area.
Study area and study population: This study was carried out in Kasulu town council, the study included 280 individuals.
Research design: This was a random sampling.
Research instruments: Data were collected by structured questionnaires.
Data analysis: Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21.
Results: This study established that 69.6% of the adults samples self-medicated with antimalarial drugs whenever they suspected to suffering from malaria. There was a significant negative correlation between the number of suspected malaria episodes and the practice of self-medication. Factors that were found to significantly influence self-medication were emergence of illness, distance from the health facility, proximity of ADDO shops, time take at health facility and out of stock at health facility.
Conclusion: There was a high magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs among communities living in the study area.
Recommendations: This study reported a high magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Kasulu town council. With the recorded evidence of high levels of resistance to most of the antimalarial drugs used for self-medication in the location, there is need for the training of the informal medicine sellers to become effective and safe providers of antimalarial drugs. Public education activities on the importance of seeking healthcare services from qualified professionals are also necessary and the government needs to strengthen the regulatory of the stocking and dispensing of antimalarial.
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Abstract:
Background: Inappropriate drug use in self-medication with antimalarial drugs leads to emergence of drug resistant pathogens, wastage of resources and poses serious health hazards such as adverse reactions and prolonged suffering. Self-medication with antimalarial drugs is rampant in the developing countries.
Study Objectives: To determine the magnitude and evaluate the factors associated with self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Kasulu towns council in Kigoma, Tanzania.
Specific objectives: To determine the magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs in the study area. To assess factors associated with self-medication in the study area.
Study area and study population: This study was carried out in Kasulu town council, the study included 280 individuals.
Research design: This was a random sampling.
Research instruments: Data were collected by structured questionnaires.
Data analysis: Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21.
Results: This study established that 69.6% of the adults samples self-medicated with antimalarial drugs whenever they suspected to suffering from malaria. There was a significant negative correlation between the number of suspected malaria episodes and the practice of self-medication. Factors that were found to significantly influence self-medication were emergence of illness, distance from the health facility, proximity of ADDO shops, time take at health facility and out of stock at health facility.
Conclusion: There was a high magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs among communities living in the study area.
Recommendations: This study reported a high magnitude of self-medication with antimalarial drugs in Kasulu town council. With the recorded evidence of high levels of resistance to most of the antimalarial drugs used for self-medication in the location, there is need for the training of the informal medicine sellers to become effective and safe providers of antimalarial drugs. Public education activities on the importance of seeking healthcare services from qualified professionals are also necessary and the government needs to strengthen the regulatory of the stocking and dispensing of antimalarial.
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