Assessment of health seeking behaviour and self-medication among general public in the state of Penang, Malaysia.
Assessment of health seeking behaviour and self-medication among general public in the state of Penang, Malaysia.
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10.18549/pharmpract.2017.03.991
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2017-07
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Jasim HH
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Dawood OT;Hassali MA;Saleem F;Ibrahim IR;Abdulameer AH;Jasim HH
病人在作出有关健康的决定时的行为，目前正从被动的接受者转变为主动采取行动控制其健康和采取自我保健措施的接受者。本研究旨在探讨一般公众的求医行为及其相关因素，以及公众的服药行为和自我药疗行为。在马来西亚槟榔屿的公众中进行了一项横断面研究。对888名参与者的便利抽样成功完成了调查。自填式问卷在槟城岛东北部的居民中分发。这项研究表明，大多数参与者在遇到任何健康问题时选择咨询医生（66.7%），其次是自我药疗（20.9%）。马来受访者和退休人员对咨询医生的第一次行动有显著预测作用（OR 3.05，95%CI 1.04-8.89）。自我药疗的流行率为54%。自我药疗的行为与中国人、受教育者、独居者和自我保健倾向的人显著相关。提高公众对医疗救助的理性选择意识是控制其健康的一个非常重要的问题。需要一个健康教育方案，以提高公众对药物使用的认识，使他们能够就健康问题作出正确的决定。
Patients’ behaviour in making decisions regarding health is currently changing from passive recipients to recipients who play an active role in taking action to control their health and taking self-care initiatives. This study was conducted to evaluate the health seeking behaviour among general public and its associated factors; and to evaluate the medicine taking behaviour in public and the practice of self-medication. A cross-sectional study was undertaken among general public in Penang Island, Malaysia. A convenience sampling of 888 participants successfully completed the survey. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among the residents in the north east of Penang Island. This study showed that most of the participants chose to consult the physician when they experience any health problems (66.7%), followed by self-medication (20.9%). The first action for consulting the physician was significantly predicted by Malay respondents and retired people (OR 3.05, 95% CI 1.04-8.89). The prevalence of self-medication was 54%. The practice of self-medication was significantly associated with Chinese participants, educated people, people with alone living status and people with more self-care orientation. Increasing the awareness of the public about the rational choice of getting medical assistance is a very important issue to control their health. A health education program is needed to increase the awareness about the use of medicines among the general public and to enable them to make the right decisions relating to health problems.